carry

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
3. (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
4. (archaic, transitive) To move; to convey using force
5. (transitive) To lead or guide.
6. (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
7. (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
8. (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
9. (transitive) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
10. (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
11. (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
12. (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
13. (transitive) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
14. (transitive) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
15. (intransitive) For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
16. (transitive) To have on one’s person.
17. To be pregnant (with).
18. To have propulsive power; to propel.
19. To hold the head; said of a horse.
20. To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
21. To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
22. To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
23. (obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.
24. To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
25. (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
26. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
27. (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
28. (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
29. (Southern-US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
30. (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

Noun

1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
2. A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
3. The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
4. The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
5. The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
6. Carried interest.
7. (UK, dialectal) The sky; cloud-drift.

Synonyms

bear

🐻

take

transport

bring

hold

convey

lift

support

transfer

haul

load

deliver

wear

move

lead

run

fetch

conduct

drag

sustain

contain

raise

pass

drive

pick up

take away

transmit

pack

lug

carrying

carry off

stock

get

ferry

⛴️

embrace

use

range

extend

undertake

comport

post

channel

have

carry away

gestate

relocate

give

remove

expect

express

Translations

porter

llevar

tragen

portare

dragen

cargar

carregar

levar

transporter

trasportare

portar

κουβαλώ

حمل

transportar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæɹ.ɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: carrien

Cognate with French: charrier

In summary

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.

Sentences

Other weapons may be more powerful and carry unlimited ammunition as well .