what does carry mean?
CARRY as NOUN
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- the act of carrying something
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CARRY as VERB
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- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The civil war carried into the neighboring province
- The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- How many people are carried on the payroll?
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- sing or play against other voices or parts
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- serve as a means for expressing something
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- The painting of Mary carries motherly love
- His voice carried a lot af anger
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The news was carried to every village in the province
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She lost the game but carried the match
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The senator carried his home state
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
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- The motion carried easily
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
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- The drive carried to the green
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- This land will carry ten cows to the acre
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
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- He can hold his liquor
- he had drunk more than he could carry
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
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- His efforts carried the entire project
- How many credits is this student carrying?
- We carry a very large mortgage
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- propel or give impetus to
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- The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one’’s hands or on one’’s body
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- support or hold in a certain manner
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- She holds her head high
- He carried himself upright
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- this land does not carry olives
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- include as the content
- broadcast or publicize
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- We ran the ad three times
- This paper carries a restaurant review
- All major networks carried the press conference
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
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- the dog was taught to fetch and carry
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit’’s place before or after, in addition or multiplication
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
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- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The troops carried the town after a brief fight
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have on the surface or on the skin
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- behave in a certain manner
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- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one’’s own performance
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- I resent having to carry her all the time
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- extend to a certain degree
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- carry too far
- She carries her ideas to the extreme
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- win approval or support for
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- Carry all before one
- His speech did not sway the voters
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
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- This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have or possess something abstract
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- keep up with financial support
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- The Federal Government carried the province for many years
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- contain or hold
- have within
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- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have with oneself
- have on one’’s person
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- She always takes an umbrella
- I always carry money
- She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be conveyed over a certain distance
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- Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) carry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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