Words Containing Carry
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Definition of carry
- v. t. - To convey or transport in any manner from one place to
another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to
lead or guide.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to
carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To get possession of by force; to capture.
- v. t. - To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show
or exhibit; to imply.
- v. t. - To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; --
with the reflexive pronouns.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. i. - To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and
carry.
- v. i. - To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar
carries well.
- v. i. - To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well
i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
- v. i. - To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as
a hare.
- n. - A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried
between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
Syllable Information
The word carry is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for carry is: car-ry