n.

1. the act of carrying something

v.

1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
   transport
   
   • 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
2. have with oneself; have on one's person;
   pack, take
   
   • She always takes an umbrella
   • I always carry money
   • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
   conduct, transmit, convey, channel
   
   • Sound carries well over water
   • The airwaves carry the sound
   • Many metals conduct heat
4. serve as a means for expressing something;
   convey, express
   
   • The painting of Mary carries motherly love
   • His voice carried a lot af anger
5. 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
6. support or hold in a certain manner;
   hold, bear
   
   • She holds her head high
   • He carried himself upright
7. contain or hold; have within;
   hold, bear, contain
   
   • The jar carries wine
   • The canteen holds fresh water
   • This can contains water
8. extend to a certain degree
   
   • carry too far
   • She carries her ideas to the extreme
9. continue or extend;
   extend
   
   • The civil war carried into the neighboring province
   • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
    
    • This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
11. win in an election
    
    • The senator carried his home state
12. include, as on a list
    
    • How many people are carried on the payroll?
13. behave in a certain manner;
    behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport
    
    • She carried herself well
    • he bore himself with dignity
    • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
14. have on hand;
    stock, stockpile
    
    • Do you carry kerosene heaters?
15. include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
    run
    
    • We ran the ad three times
    • This paper carries a restaurant review
    • All major networks carried the press conference
16. propel, "Carry the ball";
    dribble
    
    • dribble the ball
17. pass on a communication
    
    • The news was carried to every village in the province
18. 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's genes
    • These bonds carry warrants
    • The restaurant carries an unusual name
19. be conveyed over a certain distance
    
    • Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
20. keep up with financial support
    
    • The Federal Government carried the province for many years
21. have or possess something abstract
    
    • 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
22. be equipped with (a mast or sail)
    
    • This boat can only carry a small sail
23. win approval or support for;
    persuade, sway
    
    • Carry all before one
    • His speech did not sway the voters
24. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
    
    • I resent having to carry her all the time
25. take further or advance
    
    • carry a cause
26. have on the surface or on the skin
    
    • carry scars
27. capture after a fight
    
    • The troops carried the town after a brief fight
28. transfer (entries) from one account book to another;
    post
29. 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
30. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
    
    • the dog was taught to fetch and carry
31. bear (a crop)
    
    • this land does not carry olives
32. propel or give impetus to
    
    • The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
33. drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
    hold
    
    • He can hold his liquor
    • he had drunk more than he could carry
34. be able to feed
    
    • This land will carry ten cows to the acre
35. have a certain range
    
    • This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
36. cover a certain distance or advance beyond
    
    • The drive carried to the green
37. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
    
    • The motion carried easily
38. be successful in
    
    • She lost the game but carried the match
39. sing or play against other voices or parts
    
    • He cannot carry a tune
40. be pregnant with;
    have a bun in the oven, bear, gestate, expect
    
    • She is bearing his child
    • The are expecting another child in January
    • I am carrying his child