carry
1. car.ry \'kar-e-\ vb [ME carien, fr. ONF carier to transport in a
vehicle, fr. car] vehicle, fr. L carrus - more at CAR 1: to move while
supporting (as a package) : TRANSPORT 2: CONVEY, TAKE chiefly dial 3:
CONDUCT, ESCORT 4: to influence by mental or emotional appeal : SWAY 5:
to get possession or control of : CAPTURE 6: to transfer from one place to
another {~ a number in adding} 7: to contain and direct the course of {the
drain carries sewage> 8a: to wear or have upon one's person 8b: to bear
upon or within one 9a: to have as a mark, attribute, or property {~ a
scar} 9b: IMPLY, INVOLVE {the crime carried a heavy penalty)> 10: to hold
or comport {as one's person} in a specified manner 11: to sustain the
weight or burden of {pillars ~ an arch} 12: to bear as a crop 13: to sing
with reasonable correctness of pitch 14a: to keep in stock for sale; also
: to provide sustenance for <(land ~ing 10 head of cattle} 14b: to have or
maintain on a list or record {~ a person on a payr oll} 15: to maintain and
cause to continue through financial support or persona l effort 16: to
prolong in space, time, or degree 17a: to gain victory for; esp : to
secure the adoption or passage of 17b1: to succeed in (an election) 17b2:
to win a majority of votes in (as a legislative body or a state) 18:
PUBLISH 19a: to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or
merchandise) f rom one time to another 19b: to keep on one's books as a
debtor 20: to hold to and follow after (as a scent) 21: to hoist and
maintain (a sail) in use 22: to cover (a distance) or pass (an object) at
a single stroke in golf 23: to allow (an opponent) to make a good showing
by lessening one's oppos ition 1: to act as a bearer 2a: to reach or
penetrate to a distance {voices ~ well} 2b: to convey itself to a reader
or audience 3: to undergo or admit of carriage in a specified way of a
hunting dog 4: to keep and follow the scent 5: to win adoption something
from one place to another. CARRY tends to emphasize the means by which
something is moved or the fact of supporting off the ground while moving;
BEAR stresses the effort of sustaining or the importance of what is carried
{bear the banner aloft} CONVEY suggests the continuous movement of
something in the mass; TRANSPORT implies the moving of something to its
destination SYN syn CARRY, BEAR, CONVEY, TRANSPORT mean to move
2. carry n 1: the range of a gun or projectile or of a struck or thrown
ball 2a: the act or method of carrying 2b: PORTAGE 3: the position
assumed by a bearer with color staff or guidon in position for marching
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