carrying Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
   carry; transport.
   
   • 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
2. verb have with oneself; have on one's person
   carry; take; pack.
   
   • She always takes an umbrella
   • I always carry money
   • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
3. verb transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
   impart; carry; convey; conduct; transmit; channel.
   
   • Sound carries well over water
   • The airwaves carry the sound
   • Many metals conduct heat
4. verb serve as a means for expressing something
   carry; express; convey.
   
   • The painting of Mary carries motherly love
   • His voice carried a lot of anger
5. verb bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
   carry.
   
   • His efforts carried the entire project
   • How many credits is this student carrying?
   • We carry a very large mortgage
6. verb support or hold in a certain manner
   carry; hold; bear.
   
   • She holds her head high
   • He carried himself upright
7. verb contain or hold; have within
   carry; hold; bear; contain.
   
   • The jar carries wine
   • The canteen holds fresh water
   • This can contains water
8. verb extend to a certain degree
   carry.
   
   • carry too far
   • She carries her ideas to the extreme
9. verb continue or extend
   carry; extend.
   
   • The civil war carried into the neighboring province
   • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
10. verb be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
    carry.
    
    • This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
11. verb win in an election
    carry.
    
    • The senator carried his home state
12. verb include, as on a list
    carry.
    
    • How many people are carried on the payroll?
13. verb behave in a certain manner
    acquit; comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry; deport.
    
    • She carried herself well
    • he bore himself with dignity
    • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
14. verb have on hand
    carry; stockpile; stock.
    
    • Do you carry kerosene heaters?
15. verb include as the content; broadcast or publicize
    carry; run.
    
    • We ran the ad three times
    • This paper carries a restaurant review
    • All major networks carried the press conference
16. verb propel, "Carry the ball"
    carry; dribble.
    
    • dribble the ball
17. verb pass on a communication
    carry.
    
    • The news was carried to every village in the province
18. verb have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
    carry.
    
    • 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. verb be conveyed over a certain distance
    carry.
    
    • Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
20. verb keep up with financial support
    carry.
    
    • The Federal Government carried the province for many years
21. verb have or possess something abstract
    carry.
    
    • 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. verb be equipped with (a mast or sail)
    carry.
    
    • This boat can only carry a small sail
23. verb win approval or support for
    carry; persuade; sway.
    
    • Carry all before one
    • His speech did not sway the voters
24. verb compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
    carry.
    
    • I resent having to carry her all the time
25. verb take further or advance
    carry.
    
    • carry a cause
26. verb have on the surface or on the skin
    carry.
    
    • carry scars
27. verb capture after a fight
    carry.
    
    • The troops carried the town after a brief fight
28. verb transfer (entries) from one account book to another
    carry; post.
    
29. verb transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
    carry.
    
    • put down 5 and carry 2
30. verb pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
    carry.
    
    • the dog was taught to fetch and carry
31. verb bear (a crop)
    carry.
    
    • this land does not carry olives
32. verb propel or give impetus to
    carry.
    
    • The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
33. verb drink alcohol without showing ill effects
    carry; hold.
    
    • He can hold his liquor
    • he had drunk more than he could carry
34. verb be able to feed
    carry.
    
    • This land will carry ten cows to the acre
35. verb have a certain range
    carry.
    
    • This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
36. verb cover a certain distance or advance beyond
    carry.
    
    • The drive carried to the green
37. verb secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
    carry.
    
    • The motion carried easily
38. verb be successful in
    carry.
    
    • She lost the game but carried the match
39. verb sing or play against other voices or parts
    carry.
    
    • He cannot carry a tune
40. verb be pregnant with
    carry; gestate; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
    
    • She is bearing his child
    • The are expecting another child in January
    • I am carrying his child

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