car·ry
ˈkerē/
verb
verb: carry; 3rd person present: carries; past tense: carried; past participle: carried; gerund or present participle: carrying
1.
support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.
"medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher"
synonyms: convey, transfer, move, take, bring, bear, lug, tote, fetch, cart
"she carried the box into the kitchen"
transport, conduct, or transmit.
"the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily"
synonyms: transport, convey, move, handle More
"a cruise line carrying a million passengers a year"
transmit, conduct, relay, communicate, convey, dispatch, beam
"satellites carry the signal across the country"
have on one's person and take with one wherever one goes.
"the money he was carrying was not enough to pay the fine"
be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others.
"ticks can carry Lyme disease"
2.
support the weight of.
"the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads"
synonyms: support, sustain, stand; More
prop up, shore up, bolster
"the dinghy can carry the weight of the baggage"
be pregnant with.
"she was carrying twins"
synonyms: be pregnant with, bear, expect; technicalbe gravid with
"she was carrying twins"
stand and move in a specified way.
"she carried herself straight and with assurance"
synonyms: conduct, bear, hold; More
act, behave, acquit;
formalcomport
"she carried herself with assurance"
assume or accept (responsibility or blame).
"they must carry the responsibility for the mess they have gotten the company into"
synonyms: bear, accept, assume, undertake, shoulder, take on (oneself)
"managers carry most of the responsibility"
be responsible for the effectiveness or success of.
"they relied on dialogue to carry the plot"
3.
have as a feature or consequence.
"being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury"
synonyms: entail, involve, result in, occasion, have as a consequence
"it carries a penalty of two years' imprisonment"
4.
(of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a certain point.
"his voice carried clearly across the room"
synonyms: be audible, travel, reach
"his voice carried across the field"
(of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance.
GOLF
hit the ball over and beyond (a particular point).
take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point.
"he carried the criticism much further"