English dictionary
carry
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of carrying something
verb
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
verb
- be pregnant with
verb
- continue or extend
verb
- include, as on a list
verb
- sing or play against other voices or parts
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
verb
- pass on a communication
verb
- be successful in
verb
- win in an election
verb
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
verb
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
verb
- have a certain range
verb
- be able to feed
verb
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
verb
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
verb
- propel or give impetus to
verb
- propel
verb
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
verb
- support or hold in a certain manner
verb
- bear (a crop)
verb
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
verb
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
verb
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
verb
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
verb
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
verb
- have on hand
verb
- capture after a fight
verb
- have on the surface or on the skin
verb
- take further or advance
verb
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
verb
- extend to a certain degree
verb
- win approval or support for
verb
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
verb
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
verb
- have or possess something abstract
verb
- keep up with financial support
verb
- contain or hold; have within
verb
- have with oneself; have on one's person
verb
- be conveyed over a certain distance
verb
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Example sentences
You should act like an adult
Don't behave like a fool
What makes her do this way?
The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
She is bearing his child
They are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child
The civil war carried into the neighboring province
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
How many people are carried on the payroll?
He cannot carry a tune
The painting of Mary carries motherly love
His voice carried a lot of anger
The news was carried to every village in the province
She lost the game but carried the match
The senator carried his home state
The motion carried easily
The drive carried to the green
This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
This land will carry ten cows to the acre
He can hold his liquor
he had drunk more than he could carry
His efforts carried the entire project
How many credits is this student carrying?
We carry a very large mortgage
The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
Carry the ball
dribble the ball
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
She holds her head high
He carried himself upright
this land does not carry olives
We ran the ad three times
This paper carries a restaurant review
All major networks carried the press conference
the dog was taught to fetch and carry
put down 5 and carry 2
Sound carries well over water
The airwaves carry the sound
Many metals conduct heat
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
The troops carried the town after a brief fight
carry scars
carry a cause
I resent having to carry her all the time
carry too far
She carries her ideas to the extreme