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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carry arms — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Carry — Car ry, v. i. 1. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry. [1913 Webster] 2. To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well. [1913 Webster] 3. To hold the head; said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carry — Car ry, n.; pl. {Carries}. A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carry — Related:net financing cost. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT to move goods or passengers from one place to another: • Airlines carried 262 million passengers on… … Financial and business terms
carry — Related: net financing cost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The interest cost of financing securities held. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT … Financial and business terms
carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
carry — car·ry kar ē vt, car·ried; car·ry·ing 1) to harbor (a pathogen) within the body <many are unaware they carry the virus and could be infecting others (Donald MacGillis)> 2) to possess a specified gene <women who carry genes that increase… … Medical dictionary
Carry — or carrying may refer to: *Carry (arithmetic), when a digit becomes bigger than limit and the extra is moved to the left **Carry flag, the equivalent in calculation in a computer *Carrying (basketball), a rule breach in basketball *Carry… … Wikipedia
carry — early 14c., from Anglo Fr. carier to transport in a vehicle or O.N.Fr. carrier (Fr. charrier), from Gallo Romance *carrizare, from L.L. carricare, from L. carrum (see CAR (Cf. car)). Sense of gain victory in an election is from 1610s. The noun is … Etymology dictionary
