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  1. verb
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
    "The airwaves carry the sound"
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  2. verb
    transfer (entries) from one account book to another

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  3. verb
    have with oneself; have on one's person
    "I always carry money"

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  4. verb
    drink alcohol without showing ill effects
    "he had drunk more than he could carry"

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  5. verb
    serve as a means for expressing something

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  6. verb
    continue or extend

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  7. verb
    include as the content; broadcast or publicize

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    run
  8. verb
    win approval or support for

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  9. verb
    have on hand
    "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

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  10. verb
    behave in a certain manner
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  11. verb
    contain or hold; have within

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  12. verb
    propel

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    hit
  13. verb
    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"

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  14. verb
    support or hold in a certain manner

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  15. verb
    be pregnant with
    "I am carrying his child"
  16. verb
    be able to feed
    "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
  17. verb
    bear (a crop)
    "this land does not carry olives"
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  18. verb
    bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
    "How many credits is this student carrying?" "We carry a very large mortgage"
  19. verb
    be conveyed over a certain distance
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  20. verb
    be equipped with (a mast or sail)
    "This boat can only carry a small sail"
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  21. verb
    be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
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  22. verb
    be successful in
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    win
  23. verb
    capture after a fight
  24. verb
    compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
    "I resent having to carry her all the time"
  25. verb
    cover a certain distance or advance beyond
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  26. verb
    extend to a certain degree
    "carry too far"
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  27. verb
    have a certain range
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  28. verb
    have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
    "These bonds carry warrants"
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  29. verb
    have on the surface or on the skin
    "carry scars"
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  30. verb
    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"
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  31. verb
    include, as on a list
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  32. verb
    keep up with financial support
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  33. verb
    pass on a communication
  34. verb
    propel or give impetus to
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  35. verb
    pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
    "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
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  36. verb
    secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
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  37. verb
    sing or play against other voices or parts
    "He cannot carry a tune"
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  38. verb
    take further or advance
    "carry a cause"
  39. noun
    the act of carrying something
  40. verb
    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"
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  41. verb
    win in an election
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    win
Definition that contains carry
  • do carry on or function
  • do carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
  • do carry out or perform an action
  • take carry out
  • make carry out or commit
  • run carry out
  • run carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
  • pregnant carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
  • practice carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
  • track carry on the feet and deposit
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