carried Definition

carry
verb carries, carried, carrying

1. To hold something in one's hands, have it in a pocket, bag etc, or support its weight on one's body, while moving from one place to another.

Thesaurus: hold, haul, lug, tote.
2. To bring, take or convey something.

Thesaurus: transport, convey, move, transfer, transplant, cart, take, bring.
3. To have on one's person.

Example: He always carried some means of identification on him
4. To be the means of spreading (a disease, etc).

Example: Mosquitos carry malaria
5. To support.

Example: The walls carry the roof
Thesaurus: bear, sustain, support, stand.
6. To be pregnant with (a baby or babies).
7. To hold (oneself or a part of one's body) in a specified way.

Example: She really carries herself well
8. To bear (responsibilities, etc).
9. To bear the burden or expense of something.
10. To do the work of (someone who is not doing enough) in addition to one's own.
11. To print or broadcast.

Example: The story surrounding the arms scandal was first carried by the tabloids
12. To stock or sell.
13. To have, involve, etc.

Example: He committed a crime carrying the death penalty
intr
14. Said of a sound or the source of a sound: to be able to be heard a distance away.
15. To pass or agree to by majority vote.
16. To win the support of (voters, an audience, etc).
17. To bear the effects of something.

Example: He carries his age well
18. To take to a certain point.

Example: carry politeness too far
19. math.
To transfer (a figure) in a calculation from one column to the next.
intr
20. Said of a golf ball, etc: to travel (a certain distance).
21. military.
To capture (a town, etc).

noun carries

1. An act of carrying.
2. golf.
The distance that the ball travels from when it is first struck to when it first touches the ground.
(N Amer)
3. The land across which a vessel has to be transported between one navigable stretch and another.
4. The range of a gun.

Idiom: be carried away (get carried away)

colloq
To become over-excited or over-enthusiastic.
Thesaurus: overreact, become zealous, become exuberant, be aroused, let go (slang).

Etymology: 14c: from French carier, from Latin carricare to cart, from carrus car.

Phrasal Verb: carry something forward

To transfer (a number, amount, etc) to the next column, page or financial period.

Phrasal Verb: carry something off

To manage (an awkward situation, etc) well.To win (a prize, etc).To take something away by force.To cause someone's death.
Example: She was carried off by cancer

Phrasal Verb: carry on

To continue; to keep going.To make a noisy or unnecessary fuss. See also carry-on.

Phrasal Verb: carry something on

To conduct or engage in (business, etc).

Phrasal Verb: carry on with someone

To have a love affair with them.

Phrasal Verb: carry something out

To accomplish it successfully.

Phrasal Verb: carry something over

To continue it on the following page, etc; to carry forward.To postpone it.

Phrasal Verb: carry someone through

To help them to survive a difficult period, etc.

Phrasal Verb: carry something through

To complete or accomplish it.