English noun: carry | |||
1. | carry (act) the act of carrying something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | backpacking, fireman's carry, packing, piggyback, portage, porterage | ||
English verb: carry | |||
1. | carry (contact) move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | transport | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear, bring, bucket, cart, chariot, convey, fly, haul, lug, pack, pipe in, port, port, porter, return, shoulder, take, tote, tug | ||
Verb group | carry, carry | ||
2. | carry (stative) have with oneself; have on one's person | ||
Samples | She always takes an umbrella. I always carry money. She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains. | ||
Examples | They carry more bread | ||
Synonyms | pack, take | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
3. | carry (motion) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | ||
Samples | Sound carries well over water. The airwaves carry the sound. Many metals conduct heat. | ||
Synonyms | channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring, convey, take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bring in, pipe in, retransmit, wash up | ||
Verb group | carry, carry, convey, express | ||
4. | carry (communication) serve as a means for expressing something | ||
Samples | The painting of Mary carries motherly love. His voice carried a lot of anger. | ||
Synonyms | convey, express | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | measure, quantify | ||
Verb group | carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit | ||
5. | carry (contact) bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of | ||
Samples | His efforts carried the entire project. How many credits is this student carrying?. We carry a very large mortgage. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||
Verb group | carry, carry | ||
6. | carry (contact) support or hold in a certain manner | ||
Samples | She holds her head high. He carried himself upright. | ||
Synonyms | bear, hold | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acquit, balance, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, piggyback, poise, sling, stoop | ||
7. | carry (stative) contain or hold; have within | ||
Samples | The jar carries wine. The canteen holds fresh water. This can contains water. | ||
Synonyms | bear, contain, hold | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | include | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | confine, enclose, hold in, retain | ||
Verb group | contain, hold, take | ||
8. | carry (social) extend to a certain degree | ||
Samples | Carry too far. She carries her ideas to the extreme. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect | ||
9. | carry (change) continue or extend | ||
Samples | The civil war carried into the neighboring province. The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces. | ||
Synonyms | extend | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | continue | ||
Verb group | draw out, extend, extend, prolong, protract | ||
10. | carry (stative) be necessarily associated with or result in or involve | ||
Samples | This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imply, involve | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
11. | carry (competition) win in an election | ||
Samples | The senator carried his home state. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | win | ||
Verb group | carry, carry, persuade, sway | ||
12. | carry (cognition) include, as on a list | ||
Samples | How many people are carried on the payroll?. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | include | ||
13. | carry (social) behave in a certain manner | ||
Samples | She carried herself well. He bore himself with dignity. They conducted themselves well during these difficult times. | ||
Synonyms | acquit, bear, behave, comport, conduct, deport | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, bear, carry, hold, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assert, deal, fluster, pose, posture, put forward, walk around | ||
14. | carry (possession) have on hand | ||
Samples | Do you carry kerosene heaters?. | ||
Synonyms | stock, stockpile | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have, have got, hold | ||
15. | carry (creation) include as the content; broadcast or publicize | ||
Samples | We ran the ad three times. This paper carries a restaurant review. All major networks carried the press conference. | ||
Synonyms | run | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
16. | carry (contact) propel, | ||
Samples | Carry the ball. Dribble the ball. | ||
Synonyms | dribble | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
17. | carry (communication) pass on a communication | ||
Samples | The news was carried to every village in the province. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
Verb group | carry, transport | ||
18. | carry (stative) have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
19. | carry (stative) be conveyed over a certain distance | ||
Samples | Her voice carries very well in this big opera house. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | range | ||
Verb group | carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit | ||
20. | carry (stative) keep up with financial support | ||
Samples | The Federal Government carried the province for many years. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep, maintain, sustain | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
21. | carry (stative) have or possess something abstract | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have, have got, hold | ||
Verb group | carry, pack, take | ||
22. | carry (stative) be equipped with (a mast or sail) | ||
Samples | This boat can only carry a small sail. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
23. | carry (social) win approval or support for | ||
Samples | Carry all before one. His speech did not sway the voters. | ||
Synonyms | persuade, sway | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act upon, influence, work | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
24. | carry (social) compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance | ||
Samples | I resent having to carry her all the time. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
25. | carry (social) take further or advance | ||
Samples | Carry a cause. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | ||
26. | carry (possession) have on the surface or on the skin | ||
Samples | Carry scars. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear | ||
27. | carry (possession) capture after a fight | ||
Samples | The troops carried the town after a brief fight. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appropriate, capture, conquer, seize | ||
28. | carry (possession) transfer (entries) from one account book to another | ||
Synonyms | post | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
29. | carry (motion) transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication | ||
Samples | Put down 5 and carry 2. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shift, transfer | ||
Verb group | carry, post | ||
30. | carry (motion) pursue a line of scent or be a bearer | ||
Samples | The dog was taught to fetch and carry. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow | ||
31. | carry (creation) bear (a crop) | ||
Samples | This land does not carry olives. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | farm, grow, produce, raise | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
32. | carry (contact) propel or give impetus to | ||
Samples | The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impel, propel | ||
Verb group | carry, transport | ||
33. | carry (consumption) drink alcohol without showing ill effects | ||
Samples | He can hold his liquor. He had drunk more than he could carry. | ||
Synonyms | hold | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | booze, drink, fuddle | ||
34. | carry (consumption) be able to feed | ||
Samples | This land will carry ten cows to the acre. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nourish, nurture, sustain | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
Domain category | farm animal, livestock, stock | ||
35. | carry (competition) have a certain range | ||
Samples | This rifle carries for 3,000 feet. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
36. | carry (competition) cover a certain distance or advance beyond | ||
Samples | The drive carried to the green. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
37. | carry (competition) secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) | ||
Samples | The motion carried easily. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
Verb group | carry | ||
38. | carry (competition) be successful in | ||
Samples | She lost the game but carried the match. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | win | ||
Verb group | carry, carry | ||
39. | carry (communication) sing or play against other voices or parts | ||
Samples | He cannot carry a tune. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
40. | carry (body) be pregnant with | ||
Samples | She is bearing his child. The are expecting another child in January. I am carrying his child. | ||
Synonyms | bear, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | ||
Entail | conceive | ||
Verb group | bear, birth, deliver, expect, give birth, have | ||