Definition:
- (v. t.) To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
- (v. t.) To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
- (v. t.) To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. i.) To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
- (v. i.) To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
- (v. i.) To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
- (v. i.) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- (n.) A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
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carry vs. overcarry
carry vs. recarry
carry vs. underbearer
carry vs. circumfer
carry vs. firk
carrion vs. carry
carry vs. mobile
carry vs. proceed
carry vs. push
carry vs. support
carry vs. load
carry vs. get
carry vs. harbor
carry vs. port
carry vs. inhold
carry vs. conceive
carry vs. dash
carry vs. fetch
carry vs. tote
carry vs. hoist
carry vs. macedonian
carry vs. haul
carry vs. chops
carry vs. parlay
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carry vs. rapt
burthen vs. carry
carry vs. transact
carry vs. unwieldy
carry vs. ravish
carry vs. warp
carry vs. comport
carry vs. stretcher
carry vs. convey
carry vs. retrieve
bundle vs. carry
bring vs. carry
attitude vs. carry
carry vs. transaction
carry vs. conduct
carry vs. rush
carry vs. shoulder
carry vs. ferry
carry vs. hump
carry vs. importation
approximate vs. carry
carry vs. cart
carry vs. vehicle
carry vs. lug
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carry vs. water
carry vs. navigable
carry vs. goods
boat vs. carry
carry vs. tract
carry vs. position
carry vs. grip
carriable vs. carry
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carry vs. keep
carry vs. move
boarding vs. carry
capture vs. carry
carry vs. ship
carry vs. insult
carry vs. travel
carry vs. transmit
carry vs. maintain
carry vs. unit
carry vs. have
carry vs. resolve
addition vs. carry
carry vs. supply
adopt vs. carry
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barrow vs. carry
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carry vs. wear
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carry vs. tide
carry vs. lift
carry vs. take
breton vs. carry
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carry vs. piffle
abear vs. carry
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