to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
2.
to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane.
3.
to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week.
4.
to serve as an agency or medium for the transmission of: The wind carried the sound. He carried the message to me.
5.
to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight.
6.
to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins.
7.
to put ahead to a subsequent time, page, etc., or to a higher authority; continue or transfer: to carry a case to a higher court; to carry a footnote to a new page.
8.
to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch.
9.
to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody).
10.
to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high.
11.
to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum.
12.
to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns.
13.
to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill).
14.
to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district).
15.
to extend or continue in a given direction or to a certain point: to carry the war into enemy territory.
16.
to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc.
17.
to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him.
18.
to bear the major burden of (a group, performance, etc.) by superior talent, determination, etc.: The star carried the whole play.
19.
to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house.
20.
to have as an attribute, property, consequence, etc.; presume or entail: Violation carries a penalty of five years in prison.
21.
to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another.
22.
Commerce.
a.
to keep on hand or in stock.
b.
to keep on the account books.
23.
to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn.
24.
to sustain or support: Our grain supply will carry the cattle through the winter. This money will carry us for about a week.
25.
to be enrolled for or to undertake as an amount of work: New students are advised not to carry more than 16 credits.
26.
Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke.
27.
Ice Hockey. to cause (a puck) to move forward along the ice and in one's control by a series of light, short taps with the stick.
28.
Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent).
29.
(in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one.
30.
to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch.
–verb (used without object)
31.
to act as a bearer or conductor.
32.
to have or exert propelling force.
33.
to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: My voice carries farther than his.
34.
(of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner while in action: The horse carries well.
–noun
35.
range, as of a gun.
36.
Golf. the distance a stroked ball travels.
37.
land that separates navigable waters and over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage.
38.
a carrying.
—Verb phrases
39.
carry away,
a.
to influence greatly or unreasonably, esp. emotionally; excite; transport: The spectators were carried away by the appeal to their patriotism.
b.
Nautical. (of the wind or sea) to dislodge or send overboard.
c.
Nautical. (of a vessel) to lose (an object or objects) through breakage.
d.
Nautical. (of a rope or chain) to break under strain.
40.
carry back, Accounting. to apply (an unused credit or operating loss) to the net income of a prior period in order to reduce the tax for that period.
41.
carry forward,
a.
to make progress with.
b.
Bookkeeping. to transfer (an amount) to the next page, column, or book.
c.
Accounting. to apply (an unused credit or operating loss) to the net income of a succeeding period in order to reduce the tax for that period.
42.
carry off,
a.
to win (a prize, honor, etc.).
b.
to cause the death of: The Black Plague in the Middle Ages carried off more than one-fourth of the population of Europe.
43.
carry on,
a.
to manage; conduct.
b.
to continue without stopping: Rescue operations were carried on in spite of the storm.
c.
to continue to live, work, etc., despite a setback or tragedy; persevere.
d.
Informal. to behave in an agitated, foolish, or indiscreet manner.
e.
to misbehave or be disruptive; act up.
f.
Nautical. to proceed under excessive sail for the weather conditions.
44.
carry out,
a.
to put into operation; execute: He doesn't have the funds to carry out his design.
b.
to effect or accomplish; complete: They carried out their plan without incident.
45.
carry over,
a.
to hold until a later time; postpone.
b.
to be left; remain.
c.
Bookkeeping. to transfer (an amount) to the next page, column, or book.
d.
Accounting. to apply (an unused credit or operating loss) to the net income of a succeeding period in order to reduce the tax for that period.
e.
to extend from one activity or time to another: He does not carry over his business ethics into his personal relationships.
46.
carry through,
a.
to accomplish; complete.
b.
to support or help through a difficult situation.
c.
to continue or be prevalent in; persist: a theme that carried through all his writing.
—Idioms
47.
carry all before one, to be highly successful: In his academic and social life he carried all before him.
48.
carry a tune, to sing a melody accurately or on key.
49.
carry it off, Informal. to succeed in an action, endeavor, or scheme.
carry the day, to win the contest or be triumphant; prevail. The Republicans carried the day.
52.
carry too far, to exceed the limits of; go to excess with: She is carrying her crusading too far.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME carien < AF carier < LL carricāre, appar. var. of *carrūcāre, deriv. of L carrūca traveling carriage < Celt; see car1]
—Related forms
car·ri·a·ble, car·ry·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 1.Carry,convey,transport,transmit imply taking or sending something from one place to another. Carry means to take by means of the hands, a vehicle, etc.: to carry a book; The boat carried a heavy load. Convey means to take by means of a nonhuman carrier: The wheat was conveyed to market by train. However, news, information, etc., can be conveyed by a human carrier: The secretary conveyed the message. Transport means to carry or convey goods, now usually by vehicle or vessel: to transport milk to customers. Transmit implies sending or transferring messages or hereditary tendencies: to transmit a telegram. 8. support. 14. gain, secure.
To hold or support while moving; bear: carried the baby in my arms; carrying a heavy backpack. See Synonyms at convey.
To take from one place to another; transport: a train carrying freight; a courier carrying messages.
Chiefly Southern U.S. To escort or accompany.
To communicate; pass on: The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.
To express or contain: harsh words that carried a threat of violence.
To support (a weight or responsibility).
To support the weight or responsibility of: a beam that carries the floor; a student who carries a heavy course load.
To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly.
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.
To take further; advance: carry a cause.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To serve as a means for the conveyance of; transmit: pipes that carry waste water; a bridge that carries traffic between the two cities.
To communicate; pass on: The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.
To express or contain: harsh words that carried a threat of violence.
To support (a weight or responsibility).
To support the weight or responsibility of: a beam that carries the floor; a student who carries a heavy course load.
To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly.
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.
To take further; advance: carry a cause.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To have (something) on the surface or skin; bear: carries scars from acne.
To hold or be capable of holding: The tank carries 16 gallons when full.
To support (a weight or responsibility).
To support the weight or responsibility of: a beam that carries the floor; a student who carries a heavy course load.
To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly.
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.
To take further; advance: carry a cause.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To keep or have on one's person: stopped carrying credit cards.
To be pregnant with.
To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly.
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.
To take further; advance: carry a cause.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To extend or continue in space, time, or degree: carried the line to the edge of the page; carry a joke too far.
To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.
To take further; advance: carry a cause.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To take or seize, especially by force; capture.
To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.
To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To include or keep on a list: carried a dozen workers on the payroll.
To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a five-year sentence.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To transfer from one place, as a column, page, or book, to another: carry a number in addition.
To keep in stock; offer for sale: a store that carries a full line of electronic equipment.
To keep in one's accounts as a debtor: carried the unemployed customer for 90 days.
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
To place before the public; print or broadcast: The morning papers carried the story. The press conference was carried by all networks.
To produce as a crop.
To provide forage for (livestock): land that carries sheep.
To sing (a melody, for example) on key: carry a tune.
Nautical To be equipped with (a mast or sail).
Sports
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Basketball To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
v.
intr.
To act as a bearer: teach a dog to fetch and carry.
To be transmitted or conveyed: a voice that carries well.
To admit of being transported: Unbalanced loads do not carry easily.
To hold the neck and head in a certain way. Used of a horse.
To be accepted or approved: The proposal carried by a wide margin.
n.
pl.car·ries
The act or process of carrying.
A portage, as between two navigable bodies of water.
The range of a gun or projectile.
The distance traveled by a hurled or struck ball.
Reach; projection: "a voice that had far more carry to it than at any time in the term thus far"(Jimmy Breslin).
To transfer (an account) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account.
To retain (merchandise or other goods) for a subsequent, usually the next, season.
Football An act of running with the ball from scrimmage: a carry of two yards.
To cause the death of: was carried off by a fever.
To handle successfully: carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.
To conduct; maintain: carry on a thriving business.
To engage in: carry on a love affair.
To continue without halting; persevere: carry on in the face of disaster.
To behave in an excited, improper, or silly manner.
To put into practice or effect: carry out a new policy.
To follow or obey: carry out instructions.
To bring to a conclusion; accomplish: carried out the mission successfully.
Accounting
To transfer (an account) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account.
To retain (merchandise or other goods) for a subsequent, usually the next, season.
To deduct (an unused tax credit or a loss, for example) for taxable income of a subsequent period.
To persist to another time or situation: The confidence gained in remedial classes carried over into the children's regular school work.
To accomplish; complete: carry a project through despite difficulties.
To survive; persist: prejudices that have carried through over the centuries.
To enable to endure; sustain: a faith that carried them through the ordeal.
Phrasal Verb(s): carry away
To move or excite greatly: was carried away by desire. carry forward Accounting To transfer (an entry) to the next column, page, or book, or to another account.
carry off
To cause the death of: was carried off by a fever.
To handle successfully: carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.
carry on
To conduct; maintain: carry on a thriving business.
To engage in: carry on a love affair.
To continue without halting; persevere: carry on in the face of disaster.
To behave in an excited, improper, or silly manner.
carry out
To put into practice or effect: carry out a new policy.
To follow or obey: carry out instructions.
To bring to a conclusion; accomplish: carried out the mission successfully.
carry over
Accounting
To transfer (an account) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account.
To retain (merchandise or other goods) for a subsequent, usually the next, season.
To deduct (an unused tax credit or a loss, for example) for taxable income of a subsequent period.
To persist to another time or situation: The confidence gained in remedial classes carried over into the children's regular school work.
carry through
To accomplish; complete: carry a project through despite difficulties.
To survive; persist: prejudices that have carried through over the centuries.
To enable to endure; sustain: a faith that carried them through the ordeal.
Idiom(s):
carry a/the torch
To feel a painful unreciprocated love: still carrying a torch for an old sweetheart.
Idiom(s):
carry the ball Informal
To assume the leading role; do most of the work.
Idiom(s):
carry the day
To be victorious; win.
[Middle English carien, from Old North French carier, from carre, cart; see car.]
c.1320, from Anglo-Fr. carier "to transport in a vehicle," from Gallo-Romance *carrizare, from L.L. carricare, from L. carrum (see car). Sense of "gain victory in an election" is from 1619. Carrier "person or animal that carries and disseminates infection without suffering obvious disease" is from 1899; genetic sense is 1933. As a short form of aircraft carrier it dates from 1917. Carrier pigeon is from 1641. Carry-all in the baggage sense is from 1884. Carry on "continue to advance" is from 1649; carryings-on "questionable doings" is from 1663. Carry-castle (1598) was an old descriptive term for an elephant.
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"
3.
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart]
4.
serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
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?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
6.
support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold]
7.
contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold]
8.
extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
9.
continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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]
14.
have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: stock]
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"
16.
propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: dribble]
17.
pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
18.
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
19.
be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
20.
keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
21.
have or possess something abstract; "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"
22.
be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"
23.
win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
24.
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
25.
take further or advance; "carry a cause"
26.
have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
27.
capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
28.
transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: post]
29.
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
30.
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
31.
bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
32.
propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
33.
drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
34.
be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
35.
have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
36.
cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
37.
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
38.
be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
39.
sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"
40.
be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven]
Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See Carry.]1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.] David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. --1. Sam. xvii. 22. And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem. --Acts. xxi. 15. 2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying. Nine days employed in carriage. --Chapman. 3. The price or expense of carrying. 4. That which carries of conveys, as: (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort. (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage. (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage. 5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners. His gallant carriage all the rest did grace. --Stirling. 6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management. The passage and whole carriage of this action. --Shak. Carriage horse, a horse kept for drawing a carriage. Carriage porch (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in the United States porte-coch[`e]re.
Car"ri*er\, n. [From Carry.]1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger. The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. --Bacon. 2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster. The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures. --Swift. 3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel. Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon used to convey letters from a distant point to to its home. Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as almost to conceal it. Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a.
Car"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carried; p. pr. & vb. n. Carrying.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See Car.]1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off. When he dieth he small carry nothing away. --Ps. xiix. 17. Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. --Acts viii, 2. Another carried the intelligence to Russell. --Macaulay. The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles. --Bacon. 2. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child. If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds. --Locke. 3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide. Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. --Shak. He carried away all his cattle. --Gen. xxxi. 18. Passion and revenge will carry them too far. --Locke. 4. To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures. 5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther. 6. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election. "The greater part carries it." --Shak. The carrying of our main point. --Addison. 7. To get possession of by force; to capture. The town would have been carried in the end. --Bacon. 8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or exhibit; to imply. He thought it carried something of argument in it. --Watts. It carries too great an imputation of ignorance. --Lacke. 9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns. He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious. --Clarendon. 10. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance. Carry arms (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. To carry all before one, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. To carry arms (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier. To carry away. (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast. (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation. To carry coals, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation. --Halliwell. To carry coals to Newcastle, to take things to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor. To carry off (a) To remove to a distance. (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others. (c) To remove from life; as, the plague carried off thousands. To carry on (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to continue; as, to carry on a design. (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on husbandry or trade. To carry out. (a) To bear from within. (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful issue. (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end. To carry through. (a) To convey through the midst of. (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. "Grace will carry us . . . through all difficulties." --Hammond. (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to succeed. To carry up, to convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build. To carry weight. (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. "He carries weight, he rides a race" --Cowper. (b) To have influence.
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