What is the meaning of the word "carry"?
Definitions:
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to be able to feed verb
- This land will carry ten cows to the acre
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to be equipped with a mast or sail verb
- This boat can only carry a small sail
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to bear a crop verb
- this land does not carry olives
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to compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance verb
- Sometimes it seems like they carry all the weight around here.
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to contain or hold verb
- I can carry that bag for you.
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to extend to a certain degree verb
- The comedian carried the joke too far.
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to have on hand verb
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
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to have on the surface, or on the skin verb
- The boat's hull carried many scratches.
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to have or possess something abstract verb
- I carry their image in my mind's eye.
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to move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body verb
- You must carry your camping gear.
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to pursue a line of scent or be a bearer verb
- The dog was taught to fetch and carry.
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to sing or play against other voices or parts verb
- They cannot carry a tune.
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to take further or advance verb
- carry a cause
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to transfer a number, cipher, or remainder to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication verb
- put down 5 and carry 2
Synonyms:
- act
- bear
- channel
- conduct
- contain
- convey
- expect
- express
- extend
- gestate
- have a bun in the oven
- hold
- impart
- pack
- persuade
- post
- run
- stock
- stockpile
- sway
- take
- transmit
- transport