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