Main entry: carry
Definition: the act of carrying something
Main entry: have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, carry, bear
Definition: be pregnant with
Usage: She is bearing his child; The are expecting another child in January; I am carrying his child
Definition: continue or extend
Usage: The civil war carried into the neighboring province; The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Main entry: carry
Definition: include, as on a list
Usage: How many people are carried on the payroll?
Main entry: carry
Definition: sing or play against other voices or parts
Usage: He cannot carry a tune
Main entry: carry, express, convey
Definition: serve as a means for expressing something
Usage: The painting of Mary carries motherly love; His voice carried a lot of anger
Main entry: carry
Definition: pass on a communication
Usage: The news was carried to every village in the province
Main entry: carry
Definition: be successful in
Usage: She lost the game but carried the match
Main entry: carry
Definition: win in an election
Usage: The senator carried his home state
Main entry: carry
Definition: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
Usage: The motion carried easily
Main entry: carry
Definition: cover a certain distance or advance beyond
Usage: The drive carried to the green
Main entry: carry
Definition: have a certain range
Usage: This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
Main entry: carry
Definition: be able to feed
Usage: This land will carry ten cows to the acre
Definition: drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Usage: He can hold his liquor; he had drunk more than he could carry
Main entry: carry
Definition: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
Usage: His efforts carried the entire project; How many credits is this student carrying?; We carry a very large mortgage
Main entry: carry
Definition: propel or give impetus to
Usage: The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
Definition: propel, "Carry the ball"
Usage: dribble the ball
Definition: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Usage: 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
Definition: support or hold in a certain manner
Usage: She holds her head high; He carried himself upright
Main entry: carry
Definition: bear (a crop)
Usage: this land does not carry olives
Definition: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Usage: We ran the ad three times; This paper carries a restaurant review; All major networks carried the press conference
Main entry: carry
Definition: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
Usage: the dog was taught to fetch and carry
Main entry: carry
Definition: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
Usage: put down 5 and carry 2
Main entry: carry, channel, impart, transmit, conduct, convey
Definition: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Usage: Sound carries well over water; The airwaves carry the sound; Many metals conduct heat
Definition: transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Main entry: stock, stockpile, carry
Definition: have on hand
Usage: Do you carry kerosene heaters?
Main entry: carry
Definition: capture after a fight
Usage: The troops carried the town after a brief fight
Main entry: carry
Definition: have on the surface or on the skin
Usage: carry scars
Main entry: acquit, bear, behave, conduct, deport, carry, comport
Definition: behave in a certain manner
Usage: She carried herself well; he bore himself with dignity; They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Main entry: carry
Definition: take further or advance
Usage: carry a cause
Main entry: carry
Definition: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
Usage: I resent having to carry her all the time
Main entry: carry
Definition: extend to a certain degree
Usage: carry too far; She carries her ideas to the extreme
Main entry: persuade, sway, carry
Definition: win approval or support for
Usage: Carry all before one; His speech did not sway the voters
Main entry: carry
Definition: be equipped with (a mast or sail)
Usage: This boat can only carry a small sail
Main entry: carry
Definition: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
Usage: This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
Main entry: carry
Definition: have or possess something abstract
Usage: I carry her image in my mind's eye; I will carry the secret to my grave; I carry these thoughts in the back of my head; I carry a lot of life insurance
Main entry: carry
Definition: keep up with financial support
Usage: The Federal Government carried the province for many years
Main entry: hold, carry, contain, bear
Definition: contain or hold; have within
Usage: The jar carries wine; The canteen holds fresh water; This can contains water
Definition: have with oneself; have on one's person
Usage: She always takes an umbrella; I always carry money; She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Main entry: carry
Definition: be conveyed over a certain distance
Usage: Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
Main entry: carry
Definition: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Usage: This new washer carries a two year guarantee; The loan carries a high interest rate; this undertaking carries many dangers; She carries her mother's genes; These bonds carry warrants; The restaurant carries an unusual name