carry
the act of carrying something (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
• Hyponyms:
packing, backpacking, piggyback, fireman's carry, portage, porterage
1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (Freq. 72)
- 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
• Syn:
transport
• Derivationally related forms:
carrier, transportation (for: transport), transporter (for: transport), transport (for: transport)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
shoulder, port, bear, bucket, return,
pipe in, porter, pack, cart, fly, haul,
haul, tote, tug, chariot, bring,
convey, take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. have with oneself;
have on one's person (Freq. 36)
- She always takes an umbrella
- I always carry money
- She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
• Syn:
pack, take
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They carry more bread
3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission (Freq. 8)
- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
• Syn:
impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel
• Derivationally related forms:
channel (for: channel), carrier, transmission (for: transmit), transmittal (for: transmit), conductive (for: conduct), conduction (for: conduct), conductor (for: conduct)
• Hypernyms:
bring, convey, take
• Hyponyms:
wash up, pipe in, bring in, retransmit
• Verb Group:
convey, express
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. serve as a means for expressing something (Freq. 8)
- The painting of Mary carries motherly love
- His voice carried a lot of anger
• Syn:
convey, express
• Derivationally related forms:
expressible (for: express), expressive (for: express)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
quantify, measure
• Verb Group:
impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of (Freq. 6)
- His efforts carried the entire project
- How many credits is this student carrying?
- We carry a very large mortgage
• Derivationally related forms:
carrier
• Hypernyms:
hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. support or hold in a certain manner (Freq. 5)
- She holds her head high
- He carried himself upright
• Syn:
hold, bear
• Derivationally related forms:
bearing (for: bear), carriage
• Hyponyms:
sling, stoop, piggyback, poise, balance,
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport
• Verb Group:
bear (for: bear)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. contain or hold;
have within (Freq. 4)
- The jar carries wine
- The canteen holds fresh water
- This can contains water
• Syn:
hold, bear, contain
• Derivationally related forms:
continent (for: contain), content (for: contain), container (for: contain), hold (for: hold)
• Hypernyms:
include
• Hyponyms:
retain, enclose, hold in, confine
• Verb Group:
contain, take, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
8. extend to a certain degree (Freq. 4)
- carry too far
- She carries her ideas to the extreme
• Hypernyms:
effect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. continue or extend (Freq. 3)
- The civil war carried into the neighboring province
- The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
• Syn:
extend
• Hypernyms:
continue
• Verb Group:
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve (Freq. 2)
- This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
• Hypernyms:
imply, involve
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
11. win in an election (Freq. 2)
- The senator carried his home state
• Hypernyms:
win
• Verb Group:
persuade, sway
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. include, as on a list (Freq. 2)
- How many people are carried on the payroll?
• Hypernyms:
include
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
13. behave in a certain manner (Freq. 1)
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
• Syn:
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport
• Derivationally related forms:
comportment (for: comport), conduct (for: conduct), deportment (for: deport), bearing (for: bear)
• Hypernyms:
hold, bear, act, move
• Hyponyms:
fluster, assert, put forward, deal, walk around,
pose, posture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
14. have on hand (Freq. 1)
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
• Syn:
stock, stockpile
• Derivationally related forms:
stockpile (for: stockpile), stockpiling (for: stockpile), stock (for: stock), stockist (for: stock)
• Hypernyms:
have, have got, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
15. include as the content;
broadcast or publicize (Freq. 1)
- We ran the ad three times
- This paper carries a restaurant review
- All major networks carried the press conference
• Syn:
run
• Hypernyms:
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate,
propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
16. propel, "Carry the ball" (Freq. 1)
- dribble the ball
• Syn:
dribble
• Derivationally related forms:
dribble (for: dribble), dribbler (for: dribble), dribbling (for: dribble)
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
17. pass on a communication (Freq. 1)
- The news was carried to every village in the province
• Hypernyms:
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
• Verb Group:
transport
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
18. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
carrier
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
19. be conveyed over a certain distance
- Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
• Hypernyms:
range
• Verb Group:
impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
20. keep up with financial support
- The Federal Government carried the province for many years
• Hypernyms:
sustain, keep, maintain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
21. 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
• Hypernyms:
have, have got, hold
• Verb Group:
pack, take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- This boat can only carry a small sail
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
23. win approval or support for
- Carry all before one
- His speech did not sway the voters
• Syn:
persuade, sway
• Derivationally related forms:
sway (for: sway), persuasible (for: persuade), persuasive (for: persuade)
• Hypernyms:
influence, act upon, work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
24. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- I resent having to carry her all the time
• Hypernyms:
compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out,
even off, even up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
25. take further or advance
- carry a cause
• Hypernyms:
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
26. have on the surface or on the skin
- carry scars
• Hypernyms:
bear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
27. capture after a fight
- The troops carried the town after a brief fight
• Hypernyms:
appropriate, capture, seize, conquer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
28. transfer (entries) from one account book to another
• Syn:
post
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
29. 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
• Hypernyms:
transfer, shift
• Verb Group:
post
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
30. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- the dog was taught to fetch and carry
• Hypernyms:
follow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
31. bear (a crop)
- this land does not carry olives
• Topics:
farming, agriculture, husbandry
• Hypernyms:
grow, raise, farm, produce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
32. propel or give impetus to
- The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
• Hypernyms:
propel, impel
• Verb Group:
transport
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
33. drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- He can hold his liquor
- he had drunk more than he could carry
• Syn:
hold
• Hypernyms:
drink, booze, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
34. be able to feed
- This land will carry ten cows to the acre
• Topics:
livestock, stock, farm animal
• Hypernyms:
nourish, nurture, sustain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
35. have a certain range
- This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
36. cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- The drive carried to the green
• Topics:
golf, golf game
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
37. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- The motion carried easily
• Hypernyms:
obtain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
38. be successful in
- She lost the game but carried the match
• Hypernyms:
win
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
39. sing or play against other voices or parts
- He cannot carry a tune
• Hypernyms:
perform, execute, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
40. be pregnant with
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
• Syn:
have a bun in the oven, bear, gestate, expect
• Derivationally related forms:
expectant (for: expect), expectation (for: expect), gestation (for: gestate)
• Hypernyms:
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
• Verb Group:
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have, expect
• Entailment:
conceive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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