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verb
  1. 1
    to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To hold something or someone: hold on, carry, hang on, grab, grasp, grip, clutch, cradle, keep hold of something, hold tight... more
    1. a.
      to have something with you, usually in your pocket or bag

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

      To carry something or someone: carry, hold, bring, haul, bear, lift, shoulder, be burdened with something, hump, schlep... more
    2. b.
      to take or deliver a message to someone

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

      To carry something or someone: carry, hold, bring, haul, bear, lift, shoulder, be burdened with something, hump, schlep... more
    3. c.
      if water or air carries something or someone, it takes them with it as it moves along

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

      To take something somewhere: bear, bring along, bring around, bring, bring over, bring through, carry, cart... more
    4. d.
      if a vehicle carries someone or something somewhere, it takes them there

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

      To drive, or to operate a vehicle: back up, block in, box in, buckle up, bus, bypass, car-pool, carry, carve up, change down... more
    5. e.
      if a road, pipe, or wire carries something along it, that thing moves or flows along it

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

      Plumbing and drainage systems: airlock, back up, blockage, carry, cesspit, clog, conduit, culvert, cutoff, downspout... more
  2. 2
    if a store carries goods or products, it has them for sale

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To sell something: sell, retail, peddle, auction, stock, launch, carry, move, push, hawk... more
  4. 4
    if you carry a feeling with you, you have it in your mind all the time

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To feel an emotion: feel, experience, give up to, tingle, nurse, overflow, burn, possess, let yourself go, walk away with... more
  5. 5
    to publish or broadcast a news story

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To publish something, or to be published: publish, print, go to press, report, carry, break, put out, run, serialize, splash... more
  6. 6
    if something carries a guarantee, it has it

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To have a particular quality or thing: seem, tend, possess, wear, have, bear, rate, grow in, bristle with... more
  7. 7
    American to win an election in a particular state or district

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To be a candidate or winner in an election: campaign, canvass, run, stand, get in, hold, take, represent, stand for, sweep to/from power... more
  8. 8
    to do some of the work that someone else should be doing so that they can continue to do their job

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To help someone: help, assist, support, help out, give, get behind, get through, nurse, benefit, guide... more
  10. 10
    if something carries a message or warning, it has it written on it

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    Notices and signposts: banner, board, bulletin board, carry, directory, keep out, no, notice, noticeboard, plaque... more
  14. 14
    to make it possible for someone to achieve something

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To make something possible: let, qualify, encourage, permit, allow, help along, lubricate, put through, open up, carry... more
  18. 18
    to do or develop something to a particular point or level

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To do something: do, perform, act, conduct, carry out, pursue, go about, take, execute... more
  20. 20
    spoken to add a number to the bottom of the next row of numbers on the left when adding rows of numbers

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of carry*

    To calculate or count: calculate, count, estimate, reckon, add up, project, assess, determine, compute, prove... more

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