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Definition carry in British English

carry verb

verb
/ˈkæri/
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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carry hold on 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 don't normally 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 bring deliver take
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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bring deliver take go down carry sink
1.4

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

Example

A plane carrying 120 passengers has crashed in India.

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back up belt up be on someone’s tail
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

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

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cause give pass on
2.1

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

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carrier carry chromosome
3

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 give out
5

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
6

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 commutable disciplinary
8

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

Example

Packets of cigarettes must carry a government health warning.

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banner blue plaque board
9

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 blackball
10

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

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catch prop up hold up
11

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
12

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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permit allow let
13

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
14

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
15

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

Example

We are urging shops not to carry goods made with child labour.

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disintermediate mis-sell upsell
16

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

Example

His voice doesn't carry very well.

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stand out jump out at stick out a mile
17

to do or develop something to a particular point or level

Example

Can we trust him to carry the task to completion?

Example

Carried to extremes, such behaviour 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 conduct
18

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
19

if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant

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pregnant expectant be expecting (a baby)
20

to win an election in a particular state or district

Example

A Democrat has not carried Arizona since 1948.

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campaign canvass run
Definition carry in British English

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