carry
carry is a 5-letter English word with 56 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To get possession of by force; to capture.
- transitive verb. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
- transitive verb. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.
- transitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
- intransitive verb. To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
- intransitive verb. To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
- intransitive verb. To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- noun. A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
- noun. the act of carrying something
- verb. be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"
"The are expecting another child in January"
- verb. continue or extend
"The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
"The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
- verb. include, as on a list
"How many people are carried on the payroll?"
- verb. sing or play against other voices or parts
"He cannot carry a tune"
- verb. serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
"His voice carried a lot of anger"
- verb. pass on a communication
"The news was carried to every village in the province"
- verb. be successful in
"She lost the game but carried the match"
- verb. win in an election
"The senator carried his home state"
- verb. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
"The motion carried easily"
- verb. cover a certain distance or advance beyond
"The drive carried to the green"
- verb. have a certain range
"This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
- verb. be able to feed
"This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
- verb. drink alcohol without showing ill effects
"He can hold his liquor"
"he had drunk more than he could carry"
- verb. 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?"
- verb. propel or give impetus to
"The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
- verb. propel, "Carry the ball"
"dribble the ball"
- 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"
- verb. support or hold in a certain manner
"She holds her head high"
"He carried himself upright"
- verb. bear (a crop)
"this land does not carry olives"
- verb. include as the content; broadcast or publicize
"We ran the ad three times"
"This paper carries a restaurant review"
- verb. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
"the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
- 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"
- verb. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"
"The airwaves carry the sound"
- verb. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- verb. have on hand
"Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
- verb. capture after a fight
"The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
- verb. have on the surface or on the skin
"carry scars"
- verb. behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"
"he bore himself with dignity"
- verb. take further or advance
"carry a cause"
- verb. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
"I resent having to carry her all the time"
- verb. extend to a certain degree
"carry too far"
"She carries her ideas to the extreme"
- verb. win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"
"His speech did not sway the voters"
- verb. be equipped with (a mast or sail)
"This boat can only carry a small sail"
- verb. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
"This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
- verb. have or possess something abstract
"I carry her image in my mind's eye"
"I will carry the secret to my grave"
- verb. keep up with financial support
"The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
- verb. contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"
"The canteen holds fresh water"
- verb. have with oneself; have on one's person
"She always takes an umbrella"
"I always carry money"
- verb. be conveyed over a certain distance
"Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
- verb. 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"
Synonyms
bear, expect, gestate, extend, convey, express, hold, dribble, transport, run, channel, conduct, impart, transmit, post, stock, stockpile, acquit, behave, comport, deport, persuade, sway, contain
Common word forms
carrys, carried, carrier, carries, carryed, carrying, carryable
Words from these letters
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