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Definition carry in American English

carry verb

verb
/ˈkeri/
1

to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere

Example

Do you mind carrying this box for me?

Example

Luke was carrying a bag over his shoulder.

Example

Sarah carried her cup of coffee back to her desk.

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hold on carry hang on
1.1

to have something with you, usually in your pocket or bag

Example

I never carry much cash with me.

Example

British police officers normally don't carry guns.

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carry hold bring
1.2

to take or deliver a message to someone

Example

They carried the news of the massacre back to their villages.

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carry hold bring bear bring along bring around
1.3

if water or air carries something or someone, it takes them with it as it moves along

Example

The oil was carried by the tide onto the shore.

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bear bring along bring around go down carry sink
1.4

if a vehicle carries someone or something somewhere, it takes them there

Example

An airplane carrying 120 passengers has crashed in India.

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back up block in box in
1.5

if a road, pipe, or wire carries something along it, that thing moves or flows along it

Example

a cable carrying electricity to nearby homes

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airlock back up blockage ascend bend bifurcate
2

if a store carries goods or products, it has them for sale

Example

We are urging stores not to carry goods made with child labor.

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disintermediate mis-sell upsell
3

to have a disease and be capable of infecting someone else with it

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cause give pass on
3.1

to have a gene that causes a particular biological characteristic to be passed on

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carrier carry chromosome
4

if you carry a feeling with you, you have it in your mind all the time

Example

He would carry the guilt with him forever.

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feel experience give up to
Example

All the papers carried the story the next day.

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self-publish publish print broadcast report screen
6

if something carries a guarantee, it has it

Example

All our products carry a full 25-year guarantee.

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seem tend possess
Example

A Democrat has not carried Arizona since 1948.

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campaign canvass run
8

to do some of the work that someone else should be doing so that they can continue to do their job

Example

His colleagues rapidly grew annoyed at having to carry him.

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help assist support
Example

Murder carries a compulsory sentence of life imprisonment.

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carry disciplinary exemplary
10

if something carries a message or warning, it has it written on it

Example

Packs of cigarettes must carry a government health warning.

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banner board bulletin board
11

if a motion (=a formal suggestion of policy) is carried, it is accepted officially because the majority of people have voted for it

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abstain adopt ballot
12

if walls or posts carry part of a building or structure, they support its weight

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catch prop up hold up
13

if something carries a danger, it might cause something bad to happen

Example

The treatment carries less risk than some medications.

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let down hold back embarrass
14

to make it possible for someone to achieve something

Example

His determination to succeed carried him to the top of his profession.

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let qualify encourage
15

if you carry responsibility or blame for something, you accept it

Example

The government must carry the blame for this terrible tragedy.

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answer for accept carry
16

to persuade a number of people to support your ideas

Example

She seemed to carry the whole audience with her.

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persuade win over woo
17

if a smell or sound carries, it can be smelled or heard over a distance

Example

His voice doesn't carry very well.

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stand out jump out at leap out at
18

to do or develop something to a particular point or level

Example

Carried to extremes, such behavior can be self-destructive.

Example

I know we all need to be careful with our money, but some people carry it too far!

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do perform act
19

if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant

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expectant be expecting (a baby) carry
20

to add a number to the bottom of the next row of numbers on the left when adding rows of numbers

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calculate count estimate
Definition carry in American English

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