1.the act of carrying something
1.move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
You must carry your camping gear
2.have with oneself; have on one's person;
She always takes an umbrella
3.transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
Sound carries well over water
4.serve as a means for expressing something;
The painting of Mary carries motherly love
5.bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
His efforts carried the entire project
6.support or hold in a certain manner;
She holds her head high
7.contain or hold; have within;
The jar carries wine
8.extend to a certain degree;
carry too far
9.continue or extend;
The civil war carried into the neighboring province
10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
11. win in an election;
The senator carried his home state
12. include, as on a list;
How many people are carried on the payroll?
13. behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
14. have on hand;
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
15. include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
We ran the ad three times
16. propel, "Carry the ball";
dribble the ball
17. pass on a communication;
The news was carried to every village in the province
18. have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
This new washer carries a two year guarantee
19. be conveyed over a certain distance;
Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
20. keep up with financial support;
The Federal Government carried the province for many years
21. have or possess something abstract;
I carry her image in my mind's eye
22. win approval or support for;
Carry all before one
23. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
I resent having to carry her all the time
24. take further or advance;
carry a cause
25. have on the surface or on the skin;
carry scars
26. capture after a fight;
The troops carried the town after a brief fight
27. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
28. 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
29. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
the dog was taught to fetch and carry
30. bear (a crop);
this land does not carry olives
31. propel or give impetus to;
The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
32. drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
He can hold his liquor
33. be able to feed;
This land will carry ten cows to the acre
34. have a certain range;
This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
35. cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
The drive carried to the green
36. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
The motion carried easily
37. be successful in;
She lost the game but carried the match
38. sing or play against other voices or parts;
He cannot carry a tune
39. be pregnant with;
She is bearing his child