What is "carried"

Carry \Car"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carried; p. pr. & vb. n. Carrying.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See Car.]

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

   When he dieth he shall carry nothing away.
   --Ps. xiix. 17.

   Devout men carried Stephen to his burial.
   --Acts viii,

2. Another carried the intelligence to Russell.
   --Macaulay.

   The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles.
   --Bacon.

   2. 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.

   If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds.
   --Locke.

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

   Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet.
   --Shak.

   He carried away all his cattle.
   --Gen. xxxi. 18.

   Passion and revenge will carry them too far.
   --Locke.

4. 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.

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

6. 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. ``The greater part carries it.''
   --Shak.

   The carrying of our main point.
   --Addison.

7. To get possession of by force; to capture.

   The town would have been carried in the end.
   --Bacon.

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

   He thought it carried something of argument in it.
   --Watts.

   It carries too great an imputation of ignorance.
   --Lacke.

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

   He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious.
   --Clarendon.

10. 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. Carry arms (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. To carry all before one, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. To carry arms

    1. To bear weapons.

    2. To serve as a soldier. To carry away.

       1. (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast.

       2. To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation. To carry coals, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation. --Halliwell. To carry coals to Newcastle, to take things to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor. To carry off

          1. To remove to a distance.

          2. To bear away as from the power or grasp of others.

    3. To remove from life; as, the plague carried off thousands. To carry on

       1. To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to continue; as, to carry on a design.

       2. To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on husbandry or trade. To carry out.

          1. To bear from within.

          2. To put into execution; to bring to a successful issue.

       3. To sustain to the end; to continue to the end. To carry through.

          1. To convey through the midst of.

          2. To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. ``Grace will carry us . . . through all difficulties.''
             --Hammond.

          3. To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to succeed. To carry up, to convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build. To carry weight.

             1. To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. ``He carries weight, he rides a race''
                --Cowper.

             2. To have influence.

vb. (en-pastcarry)

See carry

1. n. the act of carrying something

2. [also: carried]

1. v. 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" [syn: transport]

2. 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" [syn: pack, take]

3. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: conduct, transmit, convey, channel]

4. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: convey, express]

5. 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. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, bear]

7. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, bear, contain]

8. extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"

9. continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: extend]

10. be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"

11. win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"

12. include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"

13. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport]

14. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: stock, stockpile]

15. 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" [syn: run]

16. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: dribble]

17. pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"

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"

19. be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"

20. keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"

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"

22. win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: persuade, sway]

23. compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"

24. take further or advance; "carry a cause"

25. have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"

26. capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"

27. transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: post]

28. 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. pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"

30. bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"

31. propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"

32. drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: hold]

33. be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"

34. have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"

35. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

36. secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"

37. be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"

38. sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"

39. 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]

40. [also: carried]