carry

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one''s hands or on one''s body

• “You must carry your camping gear”
• “carry the suitcases to the car”
• “This train is carrying nuclear waste”
• “These pipes carry waste water into the river”

have with oneself; have on one''s person

• “She always takes an umbrella”
• “I always carry money”
• “She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains”

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

• “Sound carries well over water”
• “The airwaves carry the sound”
• “Many metals conduct heat”

serve as a means for expressing something

• “The painting of Mary carries motherly love”
• “His voice carried a lot af anger”

bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

• “His efforts carried the entire project”
• “How many credits is this student carrying?”
• “We carry a very large mortgage”

support or hold in a certain manner

• “She holds her head high”
• “He carried himself upright”

contain or hold; have within

• “The jar carries wine”
• “The canteen holds fresh water”
• “This can contains water”

extend to a certain degree

• “carry too far”
• “She carries her ideas to the extreme”

continue or extend

• “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”
• “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”

be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

• “This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison”

win in an election

• “The senator carried his home state”

include, as on a list

• “How many people are carried on the payroll?”

behave in a certain manner

• “She carried herself well”
• “he bore himself with dignity”
• “They conducted themselves well during these difficult times”

have on hand

• “Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• “We ran the ad three times”
• “This paper carries a restaurant review”
• “All major networks carried the press conference”

propel, "Carry the ball"

• “dribble the ball”

pass on a communication

• “The news was carried to every village in the province”

have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

• “This new washer carries a two year guarantee”
• “The loan carries a high interest rate”
• “this undertaking carries many dangers”
• “She carries her mother”
• “;”
• “;”

be conveyed over a certain distance

• “Her voice carries very well in this big opera house”

keep up with financial support

• “The Federal Government carried the province for many years”

have or possess something abstract

• “I carry her image in my mind”
• “;”
• “;”
• “;”

win approval or support for

• “Carry all before one”
• “His speech did not sway the voters”

compensate for a weaker partner or member by one''s own performance

• “I resent having to carry her all the time”

take further or advance

• “carry a cause”

have on the surface or on the skin

• “carry scars”

capture after a fight

• “The troops carried the town after a brief fight”

transfer (entries) from one account book to another

transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit''s place before or after, in addition or multiplication

• “put down 5 and carry 2”

pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

• “the dog was taught to fetch and carry”

bear (a crop)

• “this land does not carry olives”

propel or give impetus to

• “The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence”

drink alcohol without showing ill effects

• “He can hold his liquor”
• “he had drunk more than he could carry”

be able to feed

• “This land will carry ten cows to the acre”

have a certain range

• “This rifle carries for 3,000 feet”

cover a certain distance or advance beyond

• “The drive carried to the green”

secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

• “The motion carried easily”

be successful in

• “She lost the game but carried the match”

sing or play against other voices or parts

• “He cannot carry a tune”

be pregnant with

• “She is bearing his child”
• “The are expecting another child in January”
• “I am carrying his child”

the act of carrying something