Definition of Carry

Noun

• the act of carrying something
  

Verb

• be pregnant with
  "She is bearing his child"
  "The are expecting another child in January"
  "I am carrying his child"
  - have a bun in the oven bear gestate expect
• sing or play against other voices or parts
  "He cannot carry a tune"
  
• be successful in
  "She lost the game but carried the match"
  
• secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
  "The motion carried easily"
  
• cover a certain distance or advance beyond
  "The drive carried to the green"
  
• have a certain range
  "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
  
• be able to feed
  "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
  
• drink alcohol without showing ill effects
  "He can hold his liquor"
  "he had drunk more than he could carry"
  hold
• propel or give impetus to
  "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
  
• bear (a crop)
  "this land does not carry olives"
  
• pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
  "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
  
• 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"
  
• transfer (entries) from one account book to another
  post
• capture after a fight
  "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
  
• have on the surface or on the skin
  "carry scars"
  
• take further or advance
  "carry a cause"
  
• compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
  "I resent having to carry her all the time"
  
• win approval or support for
  "Carry all before one"
  "His speech did not sway the voters"
  persuade sway
• be equipped with (a mast or sail)
  "This boat can only carry a small sail"
  
• 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"
  
• keep up with financial support
  "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
  
• be conveyed over a certain distance
  "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
  
• 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"
  
• pass on a communication
  "The news was carried to every village in the province"
  
• propel, "Carry the ball"
  "dribble the ball"
  dribble
• 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"
  run
• have on hand
  "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
  stock stockpile
• behave in a certain manner
  "She carried herself well"
  "he bore himself with dignity"
  "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
  behave acquit bear deport conduct comport
• include, as on a list
  "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
  
• win in an election
  "The senator carried his home state"
  
• be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
  "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
  
• continue or extend
  "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
  "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  extend
• extend to a certain degree
  "carry too far"
  "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
  
• contain or hold
  have within
  "The jar carries wine"
  "The canteen holds fresh water"
  "This can contains water"
  hold bear contain
• support or hold in a certain manner
  "She holds her head high"
  "He carried himself upright"
  hold bear
• 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"
  
• serve as a means for expressing something
  "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
  "His voice carried a lot of anger"
  convey express
• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  "Sound carries well over water"
  "The airwaves carry the sound"
  "Many metals conduct heat"
  impart conduct transmit convey channel
• 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"
  pack take
• 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"
  transport

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Unscramble carry

16 unscramble word found using the letters carry.

ar, arc, ary, ay, car, carr, carry, cay, cray, cry, racy, ray, rya, ya, yar, yarr,