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Definitions and meaning of carry

carry

Etymology

From Middle English carrien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/
  • Rhymes: -æɹi
• (General American) enPR: kărʹē
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.i/
    • (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
    • Rhymes: -æɹi
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹ.i/, /ˈkeɹ.i/
    • (Mary–marry–merry merger)
    • Homophone: Carrie; Cary (in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger)

Verb

carry (third-person singular simple present carries, present participle carrying, simple past and past participle carried)

1. (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

3. (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

4. (transitive, chiefly archaic) To move; to convey using force

   Synonyms: impel, conduct

5. (transitive) To lead or guide.
6. (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.

7. (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.

8. (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly

9. (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.

10. (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).

11. (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
12. (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
13. (transitive, nautical) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
14. (transitive, sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
15. (transitive) To have on one's person.
16. To be pregnant (with).

17. To have propulsive power; to propel.

18. To hold the head; said of a horse.

19. (hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
20. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
21. To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
22. (obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.
23. To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
24. (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
    • 1702-1704, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The History of the Rebellion

      He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious.

25. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.

26. (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
27. (gaming) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.

    He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself.

28. (Southern US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)

    Will you carry me to town?

29. (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

Synonyms

• (lift and bring to somewhere else): bear, move, transport, tote
• (stock, supply): have, keep, stock, supply
• (adopt): adopt, take on, take over
• (have, maintain): have, maintain
• (be transmitted, travel): be transmitted, travel

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "in arithmetic"): borrow (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of subtraction)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Cantonese: carry

Translations

Noun

carry (plural carries)

1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.

   Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.

2. A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
3. (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
4. (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.

5. (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
6. (finance) Carried interest.
7. (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.

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Anagrams

• Crary

Chinese

Etymology

From English carry or English carry off.

Pronunciation

• (closer to English pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kʰɛː⁵⁵ ɹiː²¹/

Verb

carry (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1. (in group work) to contribute disproportionately; to contribute for others

   佢一個人carry晒我哋成team人。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢一个人carry晒我哋成team人。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ jat¹ go³ jan^4-2 ke¹ wi⁴ saai³ ngo⁵ dei⁶ seng⁴ tim¹ jan⁴. [Jyutping]

   He makes most of the contributions for our entire team on his own.

2. to master; to be suited to (clothing, hairstyle or fashionable items)

   佢係名模嚟㗎喎，乜嘢裙都carry到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢系名模嚟㗎㖞，乜嘢裙都carry到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ hai⁶ ming⁴ mou⁴ lai⁴ gaa³ wo³, mat¹ je⁵ kwan⁴ dou¹ ke¹ wi⁴ dou^3-2 gaa³ laa¹. [Jyutping]

   She's a famous model. She'll do justice to any dress she wears.

   • 老實講car唔carry到馬尾頭，係睇年紀多過睇樣 [Cantonese, trad.]
     老实讲car唔carry到马尾头，系睇年纪多过睇样 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2018, C Lam@Central, quoting 無鬼用的懦夫, 並唔係長髮飄飄先叫靚女 網友：女仔紮馬尾先係世界級 10位女星清純馬尾示範

     lou⁵ sat⁶ gong² ke¹ m⁴ ke¹ wi⁴ dou^3-2 maa⁵ mei⁵ tau⁴, hai⁶ tai² nin⁴ gei² do¹ gwo³ tai² joeng^6-2 [Jyutping]

     To be honest, whether someone is suited to a ponytail depends on age more than how they look

3. to master; to handle well; to have to ability of doing something (songs, talents or skills)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:carry.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to contribute disproportionately"): free ride