carry
/ˈkæɹ.i/ verb, noun, proper noun
Forms carries carrying carried Carrys
- verb (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- verb (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another. “to carry the war from Greece into Asia”
- verb (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend. “The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.”
- verb (transitive, chiefly archaic) To move; to convey using force
- verb (transitive) To lead or guide.
- verb (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store. “The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin.”
- verb (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over. “I think I can carry Smith’s work while she is out.”
- verb (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly “The court carries that motion.”
- noun A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried. “Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don’t tire too quickly.”
- noun A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- noun (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- noun (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time. “The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum.”
- noun (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- noun (finance) Carried interest.
- noun (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.
- noun (gaming, especially video games, slang) Something or someone regarded as disproportionately responsible for the success of a playthrough, match, round, etc.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
impel conduct have keep stock supply adopt take on take over maintain be transmit travel bear move transport tote cart convey drag haul pack take impart transmit channel express hold contain extend behave
Antonyms
Etymology
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. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; --often with away or off. When he dieth he small carry nothing away. Ps. xiix. 17.
- verb 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.
- verb To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
- verb To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
Etymology [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See Car.]
Etymology [U.S.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “carry”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details