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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Carry \Car"ry\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.]
1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. --Ps. xiix. 17.
Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. --Acts viii, 2.
Another carried the intelligence to Russell. --Macaulay.
The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles. --Bacon.
2. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds. --Locke.
3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. --Shak.
He carried away all his cattle. --Gen. xxxi. 18.
Passion and revenge will carry them too far. --Locke.
4. To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
6. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election. ''The greater part carries it.'' --Shak.
The carrying of our main point. --Addison.
7. To get possession of by force; to capture.
The town would have been carried in the end. --Bacon.
8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or exhibit; to imply.
He thought it carried something of argument in it. --Watts.
It carries too great an imputation of ignorance. --Lacke.
9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.
He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious. --Clarendon.
10. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.
{Carry arms} (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry.
{To carry all before one}, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success.
{To carry arms} (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier.
{To carry away}. (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast. (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation.
{To carry coals}, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation. --Halliwell.
{To carry coals to Newcastle}, to take things to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor.
{To carry off} (a) To remove to a distance. (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others. (c) To remove from life; as, the plague carried off thousands.
{To carry on} (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to continue; as, to carry on a design. (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on husbandry or trade.
{To carry out}. (a) To bear from within. (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful issue. (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end.
{To carry through}. (a) To convey through the midst of. (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. ''Grace will carry us . . . through all difficulties.'' --Hammond. (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to succeed.
{To carry up}, to convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.
{To carry weight}. (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. ''He carries weight, he rides a race'' --Cowper. (b) To have influence.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
carried See {carry}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
carry
noun: the act of carrying something
verb
1: 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" [syn: {transport}]
2: 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" [syn: {pack}, {take}]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {channel}]
4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {convey}, {express}]
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; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {bear}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {contain}]
8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: {extend}]
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; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}]
14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock}, {stockpile}]
15: 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" [syn: {run}]
16: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: {dribble}]
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: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {persuade}, {sway}]
23: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
24: take further or advance; "carry a cause"
25: have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
26: capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
27: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {post}]
28: 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"
29: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
30: bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
31: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
32: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {hold}]
33: be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
34: have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
35: cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
36: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
37: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
38: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"
39: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {carried}]
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