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carrying definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb carry 7 of 39 senses of carry Sense 1 transport, carry => shoulder => port => bear => bucket => return => pipe in => port => porter => pack => cart, haul => fly => haul => lug, tote, tug => chariot => bring convey, take Sense 3 conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel => wash up => pipe in => bring in => retransmit Sense 4 carry, convey, express => quantify, measure Sense 6 hold carry, bear => stoop => piggyback => poise, balance => behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry Sense 7 hold bear, carry, contain => retain => house => surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => enclose, hold in confine Sense 8 carry, execute => enforce, impose => dispatch, discharge, complete Sense 13 behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry => fluster => assert, put forward => deal => walk around => pose Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb carry 7 of 39 senses of carry Sense 1 transport, carry => shoulder => port => bear => frogmarch => piggyback => bucket => return => pipe in => port => porter => pack => cart, haul => fly => airlift, lift => haul => piggyback => piggyback => lug, tote, tug => chariot => bring convey, take => fetch => ferry => return, take back bring back => church => tube => whisk => conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel => wash up => pipe in => bring in => retransmit => land => ground, run aground Sense 3 conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel => wash up => pipe in => bring in => retransmit Sense 4 carry, convey, express => quantify, measure => scale => meter => pace => clock, time => mistime => fathom, sound => titrate => plumb => weigh => heft Sense 6 hold carry, bear => stoop => piggyback => poise, balance => behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry => fluster => assert, put forward => deal => walk around => pose => attitudinize, attitudinise Sense 7 hold bear, carry, contain => retain => house => surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister => enclose, hold in confine => bound, border => skirt => verge => shore => rail, rail in => box in box up => frame Sense 8 carry, execute => enforce, impose => dispatch, discharge, complete Sense 13 behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry => fluster => assert, put forward => deal => walk around => pose => attitudinize, attitudinise Entailment of verb carry 1 of 39 senses of carry Sense 39 bear, carry, gestate, expect => conceive Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb carry 39 senses of carry Sense 1 transport, carry => move displace Sense 2 carry, pack, take => have feature Sense 3 conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel => bring convey, take Sense 4 carry, convey, express => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 5 carry => hold support, sustain, hold up Sense 6 hold carry, bear Sense 7 hold bear, carry, contain => include Sense 8 carry, execute => effect Sense 9 carry, extend => continue Sense 10 carry => imply, involve Sense 11 carry => win Sense 12 carry => include Sense 13 behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry => hold carry, bear => act move Sense 14 stock, carry, stockpile => have have got hold Sense 15 carry, run => circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around Sense 16 dribble, carry => hit Sense 17 carry => communicate, pass on pass, put across Sense 18 carry => have feature Sense 19 carry => range Sense 20 carry => sustain, keep maintain Sense 21 carry => have have got hold Sense 22 carry, persuade, sway => influence, act upon work Sense 23 carry => compensate, counterbalance, even out even off even up Sense 24 carry => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage Sense 25 carry => bear Sense 26 carry => appropriate, capture, seize, conquer, take over Sense 27 post carry => transfer Sense 28 carry => transfer, shift Sense 29 carry => follow Sense 30 carry => grow, raise, farm, produce Sense 31 carry => propel, impel Sense 32 carry, hold => drink, booze, fuddle Sense 33 carry => nourish, nurture, sustain Sense 34 carry => have feature Sense 35 carry => travel, go move locomote Sense 36 carry => obtain Sense 37 carry => win Sense 38 carry => perform, execute, do Sense 39 bear, carry, gestate, expect Familiarity of verb carry carry used as a verb is extremely familiar (polysemy count = 39) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb carry Sense 1 transport, carry => move displace Sense 17 carry => communicate, pass on pass, put across Sense 31 carry => propel, impel -------------- Sense 2 carry, pack, take => have feature Sense 21 carry => have have got hold -------------- Sense 3 conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel => bring convey, take Sense 4 carry, convey, express => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 19 carry => range -------------- Sense 5 carry => hold support, sustain, hold up Sense 20 carry => sustain, keep maintain Sense 23 carry => compensate, counterbalance, even out even off even up -------------- Sense 6 hold carry, bear Sense 13 behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry => hold carry, bear => act move -------------- Sense 8 carry, execute => effect Sense 9 carry, extend => continue -------------- Sense 10 carry => imply, involve Sense 18 carry => have feature -------------- Sense 11 carry => win Sense 22 carry, persuade, sway => influence, act upon work Sense 36 carry => obtain Sense 37 carry => win -------------- Sense 27 post carry => transfer Sense 28 carry => transfer, shift -------------- Sense 30 carry => grow, raise, farm, produce Sense 33 carry => nourish, nurture, sustain -------------- Sense 34 carry => have feature Sense 35 carry => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 7 hold bear, carry, contain => include -------------- Sense 12 carry => include -------------- Sense 14 stock, carry, stockpile => have have got hold -------------- Sense 15 carry, run => circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around -------------- Sense 16 dribble, carry => hit -------------- Sense 24 carry => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -------------- Sense 25 carry => bear -------------- Sense 26 carry => appropriate, capture, seize, conquer, take over -------------- Sense 29 carry => follow -------------- Sense 32 carry, hold => drink, booze, fuddle -------------- Sense 38 carry => perform, execute, do -------------- Sense 39 bear, carry, gestate, expect -------------- Grep of noun carrying carrying charge carrying cost carrying into action carrying out Overview of verb carry The verb carry has 39 senses (first 17 from tagged texts) 1. (75) transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "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") 2. (36) carry, pack, take -- (have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains") 3. (8) conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel -- (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat") 4. (8) carry, convey, express -- (serve as a means for expressing something: "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger") 5. (6) carry -- (bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage") 6. (5) hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright") 7. (4) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water") 8. (4) carry, execute -- (extend beyond reasonable limits; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme") 9. (3) carry, extend -- (continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces") 10. (2) carry -- (be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison") 11. (2) carry -- (win in an election; "The senator carried his home state") 12. (2) carry -- (include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?") 13. (1) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times") 14. (1) stock, carry, stockpile -- (have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?") 15. (1) carry, run -- (include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference") 16. (1) dribble, carry -- (move, as in hockey or soccer; "Carry the ball") 17. (1) carry -- (pass on a communication: "The news was carried to every village in the province") 18. carry -- (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "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") 19. carry -- (be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house") 20. carry -- (keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years") 21. carry -- (have or possess something abstract; "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") 22. carry, persuade, sway -- (win approval or support for "Carry all before one") 23. carry -- (compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time") 24. carry -- (take further or advance; "carry a cause") 25. carry -- (have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars") 26. carry -- (capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight") 27. post carry -- (transfer (entries) from one account book to another) 28. carry -- (transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2") 29. carry -- (pursue a line of scent or be a bearer, as of a dog; "fetch and carry") 30. carry -- (bear (a crop): "this land does not carry olives") 31. carry -- (propel or give impetus to "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence") 32. carry, hold -- (drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry") 33. carry -- (sustain, as of livestock; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre") 34. carry -- (have a certain range, as of guns; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet") 35. carry -- (cover a certain distance or advance beyond, as of a ball in golf; "The drive carried to the green") 36. carry -- (secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily") 37. carry -- (be successful in "She lost the game but carried the match") 38. carry -- (sing or play against other voices or parts "He cannot carry a tune") 39. bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child") Overview of verb carry The verb carry has 39 senses (first 17 from tagged texts) 1. (75) transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "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") 2. (36) carry, pack, take -- (have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains") 3. (8) conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel -- (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat") 4. (8) carry, convey, express -- (serve as a means for expressing something: "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger") 5. (6) carry -- (bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage") 6. (5) hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright") 7. (4) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water") 8. (4) carry, execute -- (extend beyond reasonable limits; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme") 9. (3) carry, extend -- (continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces") 10. (2) carry -- (be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison") 11. (2) carry -- (win in an election; "The senator carried his home state") 12. (2) carry -- (include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?") 13. (1) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times") 14. (1) stock, carry, stockpile -- (have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?") 15. (1) carry, run -- (include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference") 16. (1) dribble, carry -- (move, as in hockey or soccer; "Carry the ball") 17. (1) carry -- (pass on a communication: "The news was carried to every village in the province") 18. carry -- (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "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") 19. carry -- (be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house") 20. carry -- (keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years") 21. carry -- (have or possess something abstract; "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") 22. carry, persuade, sway -- (win approval or support for "Carry all before one") 23. carry -- (compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time") 24. carry -- (take further or advance; "carry a cause") 25. carry -- (have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars") 26. carry -- (capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight") 27. post carry -- (transfer (entries) from one account book to another) 28. carry -- (transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2") 29. carry -- (pursue a line of scent or be a bearer, as of a dog; "fetch and carry") 30. carry -- (bear (a crop): "this land does not carry olives") 31. carry -- (propel or give impetus to "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence") 32. carry, hold -- (drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry") 33. carry -- (sustain, as of livestock; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre") 34. carry -- (have a certain range, as of guns; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet") 35. carry -- (cover a certain distance or advance beyond, as of a ball in golf; "The drive carried to the green") 36. carry -- (secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily") 37. carry -- (be successful in "She lost the game but carried the match") 38. carry -- (sing or play against other voices or parts "He cannot carry a tune") 39. bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child")
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