Definition of Carry

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Definition of Carry

Carry

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.

To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.

To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.

To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.

To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election.

To get possession of by force; to capture.

To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.

To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.

To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.

To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.

To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.

To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.

To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.

A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.

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Carry Quotations

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it.
Thomas Jefferson

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Dalai Lama

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.
Marilyn Monroe

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
Mohandas Gandhi

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
John F. Kennedy

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Theodore Roosevelt

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
Will Rogers

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.
W. C. Fields

Carry Translations

carry in Afrikaans is dra
carry in Dutch is dragen, voorhebben, voeren, brengen
carry in Finnish is kantaa
carry in French is remportent, remportez, remportons, porter, portez
carry in Latin is transmitto, transporto
carry in Portuguese is carregue
carry in Spanish is sostener

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