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carries
verb(car-ry)
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Synonyms: channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit,
Examples:
The airwaves carry the sound.
carries
verb(car-ry)
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Synonyms: post,
carries
verb(car-ry)
have with oneself; have on one's person
Synonyms: pack, take,
Examples:
I always carry money.
carries
verb(car-ry)
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Synonyms: hold,
Examples:
He had drunk more than he could carry.
carries
verb(car-ry)
serve as a means for expressing something
Synonyms: convey, express,
carries
verb(car-ry)
continue or extend
Synonyms: extend,
carries
verb(car-ry)
include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Synonyms: run,
carries
verb(car-ry)
win approval or support for
Synonyms: persuade, sway,
carries
verb(car-ry)
have on hand
Synonyms: stock, stockpile,
Examples:
Do you carry kerosene heaters?.
carries
verb(car-ry)
behave in a certain manner
Synonyms: acquit, bear, behave, comport, conduct, deport,
carries
verb(car-ry)
contain or hold; have within
Synonyms: bear, contain, hold,
carries
verb(car-ry)
propel
Synonyms: dribble,
carries
verb(car-ry)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Synonyms: transport,
Examples:
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.
carries
verb(car-ry)
support or hold in a certain manner
Synonyms: bear, hold,
carries
verb(car-ry)
be pregnant with
Synonyms: bear, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
Examples:
I am carrying his child.
carries
verb(car-ry)
be able to feed
Examples:
This land will carry ten cows to the acre.
carries
verb(car-ry)
bear (a crop)
Examples:
This land does not carry olives.
carries
verb(car-ry)
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
Examples:
How many credits is this student carrying?.
We carry a very large mortgage.
carries
verb(car-ry)
be conveyed over a certain distance
carries
verb(car-ry)
be equipped with (a mast or sail)
Examples:
This boat can only carry a small sail.
carries
verb(car-ry)
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
carries
verb(car-ry)
be successful in
carries
verb(car-ry)
capture after a fight
carries
verb(car-ry)
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
Examples:
I resent having to carry her all the time.
carries
verb(car-ry)
cover a certain distance or advance beyond
carries
verb(car-ry)
extend to a certain degree
Examples:
Carry too far.
carries
verb(car-ry)
have a certain range
carries
verb(car-ry)
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Examples:
These bonds carry warrants.
carries
verb(car-ry)
have on the surface or on the skin
Examples:
Carry scars.
carries
verb(car-ry)
have or possess something abstract
Examples:
I carry her image in my mind's eye.
I will carry the secret to my grave.
I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.
I carry a lot of life insurance.
carries
verb(car-ry)
include, as on a list
carries
verb(car-ry)
keep up with financial support
carries
verb(car-ry)
pass on a communication
carries
verb(car-ry)
propel or give impetus to
carries
verb(car-ry)
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
Examples:
The dog was taught to fetch and carry.
carries
verb(car-ry)
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
carries
verb(car-ry)
sing or play against other voices or parts
Examples:
He cannot carry a tune.
carries
verb(car-ry)
take further or advance
Examples:
Carry a cause.
carries
noun(car-ry)
the act of carrying something
carries
verb(car-ry)
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
Examples:
Put down 5 and carry 2.
carries
verb(car-ry)
win in an election

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