View synonyms for hand-carry

hand-carry

or hand·car·ry

[ hand-kar-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, hand-car·ried, hand-car·ry·ing.

to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons:
The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.

It is now illegal to import (or even hand carry for personal consumption) any Japanese beef.

At command arms, with the right hand carry the piece in front of the center of the body.

Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.

Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, / To silence envious tongues.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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