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To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
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To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
example
to carry an account to the ledger
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To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
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The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof. They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
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To move; to convey using force
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To lead or guide.
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To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
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The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
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To adopt (something); take (something) over.
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I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.
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To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
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The court carries that motion.
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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.
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Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
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To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
example
Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
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To be transmitted; to travel.
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The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
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To insult, to diss.
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To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
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To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
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To have on one's person.
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she always carries a purse; marsupials carry their young in a pouch
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To be pregnant (with).
example
The doctor said she's carrying twins.
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To have propulsive power; to propel.
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A gun or mortar carries well.
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To hold the head; said of a horse.
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to carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck
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To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
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To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
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To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
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The Tories carried the election.
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To get possession of by force; to capture.
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To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
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To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
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To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
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A merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.
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To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
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To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.
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He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself.