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carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hold |
| Type of | fuddle, hit the bottle, drink, booze |
he had drunk more than he could carry.
carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | convey, express |
| Type of | intercommunicate, communicate |
| Has types | measure, quantify |
| Verb group | channel, impart, conduct, convey, transmit |
carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | run |
| Type of | distribute, circularise, pass around, disperse, broadcast, spread, circularize, diffuse, disseminate, circulate, propagate |
carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | transport |
| Type of | move, displace |
| Has types | pack, pipe in, bucket, port, porter, tug, fly, drive, bring, haul, convey, tote, take, cart, lug, bear, return, shoulder, motor, chariot |
| Derivation | carrier |
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.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bear, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven |
| Type of | give birth, birth, have, deliver, bear |
| Verb group | birth, give birth, expect, deliver, bear, have |
I am carrying his child.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | range |
| Verb group | convey, transmit, impart, channel, conduct |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | conquer, appropriate, capture, seize |
carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even up, even off |
I resent having to carry her all the time.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | include |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | communicate, pass, pass along, put across, pass on |
| Verb group | transport |
carry::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | obtain |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | transferral, transport, conveyance, transportation, transfer |
| Has types | backpacking, porterage, portage, piggyback, packing, fireman's carry |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | win |
| Verb group | persuade, sway |
Examples of carry
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Jay is a line drive hitter who does not carry a corner outfield bat or a RF arm.
From the stltoday.com
Rumors at the time suggested it might carry an entry price of as much as $1,000.
From the bostonherald.com
Girls can carry the disease, but it doesn't express itself like it does in boys.
From the chron.com
If he's still hostile on his deathbed, that's an issue he'll carry to the grave.
From the chron.com
Requiring people to carry affordable health insurance might just be a good idea.
From the kansas.com
This pair of former outfielders will both carry first basemen's mitts this year.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
When the sides meet, it tends to matter, tends to carry a sense of significance.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Such a massive database would carry both enormous potential and enormous danger.
From the businessweek.com
South Africans carry a detailed understanding of the quirks of the local market.
From the businessweek.com
- The act of carrying something
- Transport: 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"
- Impart: 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 of 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"
- In American football, a carry is a statistical term equivalent to a single rushing play. The term is typically used in reference to "yards per carry," meaning yards per attempt rushing the ball. Any offensive player who performs a carry is known as a ballcarrier, regardless of position.
- In elementary arithmetic a carry is a digit that is transferred from one column of digits to another column of more significant digits during a calculation algorithm. ...
- The carry of an asset is the return obtained from holding it (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative) (see also Cost of carry).
