carry
n : the act of carrying something
v 1: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands
or on one's body; "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" [syn: {transport}]
2: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes
an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun
when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {pack}, {take}]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of
sounds or images; "Sound carries well over water"; "The
airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
[syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {channel}]
4: serve as a means for expressing something: "The painting of
Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af
anger" [syn: {convey}, {express}]
5: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or
responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire
project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"
6: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {bear}]
7: contain or hold; have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
[syn: {hold}, {bear}, {contain}]
8: extend beyond reasonable limits; "carry too far" [syn: {execute}]
9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
neighboring province"; "The disease extended into athe
remote mountain provinces" [syn: {extend}]
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"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit},
{bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}]
14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock},
{stockpile}]
15: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the
ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant
review"; "All major networks carried the press
conference" [syn: {run}]
16: move, as in hockey or soccer; "Carry the ball" [syn: {dribble}]
17: pass on a communication: "The news was carried to every
village in the province"
18: have as a feature; "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 as a debtor in one's account: "He carried the
enumployed customer for several months"
21: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one" [syn: {persuade},
{sway}]
22: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own
performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
23: maintain or support somebody who is weaker or less competent
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 from one place to another: "transfer a number" (as
in an addition)
28: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer, as of a dog; "fetch
and carry"
29: produce as a crop
30: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled
the ball to the other side of the fence"
31: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his
liquor" [syn: {hold}]
32: sustain, as of livestock; "This land will carry ten cows to
the acre"
33: have a certain range, as of guns; "This rifle carries for
3,000 feet"
34: cover a certain distance or advance beyond, as of a ball in
golf; "The drive carried to the green"
35: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The
motion carried easily"
36: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
37: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry
a tune"
38: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January" [syn: {bear}, {gestate},
{expect}]