verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried (mainly tr)1. (also intr) to take or bear (something) from one place to another
to carry a baby in one's arms
2. to transfer for consideration; take
he carried his complaints to her superior
3. to have on one's person
he always carries a watch
4. (also intr) to be transmitted or serve as a medium for transmitting
sound carries best over water
5. to contain or be capable of containing
the jug carries water
6. to bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure, or responsibility of
her efforts carry the whole production
7. to have as an attribute or result
this crime carries a heavy penalty
8. to bring or communicate
to carry news
9. (also intr) to be pregnant with (young)
she is carrying her third child
10. to bear (the head, body, etc) in a specified manner
she carried her head high
11. to conduct or bear (oneself) in a specified manner
she carried herself well in a difficult situation
12. to continue or extend
the war was carried into enemy territory
13. to cause to move or go
desire for riches carried him to the city
14. to influence, esp by emotional appeal
his words carried the crowd
15. to secure the passage of (a bill, motion, etc)
17. to obtain victory for (a candidate or measure) in an election
18. mainly US to win a plurality or majority of votes in (a district, legislative body, etc)
the candidate carried 40 states
19. to capture
our troops carried the town
20. (of communications media) to include as the content
this newspaper carries no book reviews
21. accounting to transfer (an item) to another account, esp to transfer to the following year's account instead of writing off against profit and loss
to carry a loss
Also (esp US): carry over 22. mathematics to transfer (a number) from one column of figures to the next, as from units to tens in multiplication and addition
23. (of a shop, trader, etc) to keep in stock
to carry confectionery
24. to support (a musical part or melody) against the other parts
25. to sustain (livestock)
this land will carry twelve ewes to the acre
26. to maintain (livestock) in good health but without increasing their weight or obtaining any products from them
27. (intransitive) (of a ball, projectile, etc) to travel through the air or reach a specified point
his first drive carried to the green
28. sport, especially golf (of a ball) to travel beyond
the drive carried the trees
29. (intransitive) (of a gun) to have a range as specified
this rifle carries for 1200 yards
30. to retain contact with and pursue (a line of scent)
31. (intransitive) (of ground) to be in such a condition that scent lies well upon it
32. ice hockey to move (the puck) forwards, keeping it against the blade of the stick
33. informal to imbibe (alcoholic drink) without showing ill effects
34. (intransitive) slang to have drugs on one's person
35. carry all before one
36. carry a tune
37. carry the can
38. carry the day