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English to English noun
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the act of carrying something |  | source: wordnet30
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A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage. | | source: webster1913 verb
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body | | Example: 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
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have with oneself; have on one's person | | Example: She always takes an umbrella
I always carry money
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
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transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | | Example: Sound carries well over water
The airwaves carry the sound
Many metals conduct heat
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serve as a means for expressing something | | Example: The painting of Mary carries motherly love
His voice carried a lot of anger
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bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of | | Example: His efforts carried the entire project
How many credits is this student carrying?
We carry a very large mortgage
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support or hold in a certain manner | | Example: She holds her head high
He carried himself upright
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contain or hold; have within | | Example: The jar carries wine
The canteen holds fresh water
This can contains water
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extend to a certain degree | | Example: carry too far
She carries her ideas to the extreme
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continue or extend | | Example: The civil war carried into the neighboring province
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
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be necessarily associated with or result in or involve | | Example: This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
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win in an election | | Example: The senator carried his home state
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include, as on a list | | Example: How many people are carried on the payroll?
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behave in a certain manner | | Example: She carried herself well
he bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
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have on hand | | Example: Do you carry kerosene heaters?
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include as the content; broadcast or publicize | | Example: We ran the ad three times
This paper carries a restaurant review
All major networks carried the press conference
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propel, | | Example: Carry the ball
dribble the ball
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pass on a communication | | Example: The news was carried to every village in the province
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have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence | | Example: 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
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be conveyed over a certain distance | | Example: Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
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keep up with financial support | | Example: The Federal Government carried the province for many years
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have or possess something abstract | | Example: 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
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be equipped with (a mast or sail) | | Example: This boat can only carry a small sail
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win approval or support for | | Example: Carry all before one
His speech did not sway the voters
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compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance | | Example: I resent having to carry her all the time
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take further or advance | | Example: carry a cause
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have on the surface or on the skin | | Example: carry scars
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capture after a fight | | Example: The troops carried the town after a brief fight
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transfer (entries) from one account book to another | | source: wordnet30
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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
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pursue a line of scent or be a bearer | | Example: the dog was taught to fetch and carry
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bear (a crop) | | Example: this land does not carry olives
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propel or give impetus to | | Example: The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
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drink alcohol without showing ill effects | | Example: He can hold his liquor
he had drunk more than he could carry
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be able to feed | | Example: This land will carry ten cows to the acre
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have a certain range | | Example: This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
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cover a certain distance or advance beyond | | Example: The drive carried to the green
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secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) | | Example: The motion carried easily
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be successful in | | Example: She lost the game but carried the match
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sing or play against other voices or parts | | Example: He cannot carry a tune
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be pregnant with | | Example: She is bearing his child
The are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child
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To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off. | | source: webster1913
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To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry. | | source: webster1913
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