Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Example: "You must carry your camping gear"
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transport11Hypernyms (Closely Related)
displace13move9Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Have with oneself; have on one's person
Example: "She always takes an umbrella"
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pack12take8
Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
Example: "His efforts carried the entire project"
Support or hold in a certain manner
Example: "She holds her head high"
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bear6hold8Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Contain or hold; have within
Example: "The jar carries wine"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bear6contain9hold8Hypernyms (Closely Related)
include10Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Extend to a certain degree
Example: "Carry too far"
Continue or extend
Example: "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
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extend14
Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
Example: "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
Win in an election
Example: "The senator carried his home state"
Include, as on a list
Example: "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
Have on hand
Example: "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
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stock11stockpile17
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize
Example: "We ran the ad three times"
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run3
Propel
Example: "Carry the ball"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dribble12
Pass on a communication
Example: "The news was carried to every village in the province"
Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Example: "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"
Be conveyed over a certain distance
Example: "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
Keep up with financial support
Example: "The federal government carried the province for many years"
Have or possess something abstract
Example: "I carry her image in my mind's eye"
Be equipped with (a mast or sail)
Example: "This boat can only carry a small sail"
Win approval or support for
Example: "Carry all before one"
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persuade11sway10
Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
Example: "I resent having to carry her all the time"
Take further or advance
Example: "Carry a cause"
Have on the surface or on the skin
Example: "Carry scars"
Capture after a fight
Example: "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
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post6
Transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
Example: "Put down 5 and carry 2"
Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
Example: "The dog was taught to fetch and carry"
Bear (a crop)
Example: "This land does not carry olives"
Propel or give impetus to
Example: "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
Drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Example: "He can hold his liquor"
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hold8
Be able to feed
Example: "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
Have a certain range
Example: "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
Cover a certain distance or advance beyond
Example: "The drive carried to the green"
Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
Example: "The motion carried easily"
Be successful in
Example: "She lost the game but carried the match"
Sing or play against other voices or parts
Example: "He cannot carry a tune"