carried

Variant of carry

transitive verb carried, carrying

  1. to hold or support while moving: to carry a package
  2. to take from one place to another; transport, as in a vehicle: to carry the mail
  3. to hold, and direct the motion of; be a channel for; convey: a pipe carrying water
  4. to cause to go; lead or impel: his ambition carried him to the top
  5. to be a medium for the transmission of: air carries sounds
  6. to transfer or extend: to carry a wall along a precipice
  7. to transfer (a figure, entry, account, etc.) from one column, page, time, etc. to the next in order
    1. to bear the weight of: the balusters carry a railing
    2. to support or sustain: when others were injured, Jones carried the team
  8. to be pregnant with
    1. to bear as a mark
    2. to have as a quality, characteristic, consequence, etc.; involve; imply: to carry a guarantee
  9. to have on one's person or keep with one: to carry a watch, to carry memories
  10. to hold or poise (oneself, one's weight, etc.) in a specified way
  11. to conduct (oneself) in a specified way
  12. ☆ to include as part of its contents or program schedule: said of a newspaper, radio or TV station, etc.
  13. to have or keep on a list or register: to be carried on the tax list
    1. ☆ to support financially
    2. to bear the cost of: to carry insurance on a car
  14. to enable (an opponent, a subordinate, etc.) to continue through one's own efforts, generosity, etc.
  15. to capture (a fortress, etc.)
  16. to win over, lead, or influence (a group)
    1. to gain support or victory for (a cause, point, etc.)
    2. to win (an election, argument, etc.)
    3. to gain a majority of the votes in (a district, state, etc.)
  17. to drink (liquor) without showing the effects
  18. South to accompany; escort
  19. Commerce
    1. to keep in stock; deal in: to carry leather goods
    2. to keep on one's account books, etc.
  20. Agric.
    1. to bear as a crop; produce
    2. to support (livestock)
  21. Golf to go past or beyond (an object or expanse) or cover (a distance) with one stroke
  22. Hunting to keep and follow (a scent)
  23. Music to sing the notes of (a melody or part) accurately

Origin: ME carien < Anglo-Fr carier < NormFr carre, car

intransitive verb

  1. to act as a bearer, conductor, etc.
    1. to have or cover a range: the shot carried to the next hill
    2. to move easily through the air: said of a propelled object
  2. to have the intended effect upon those watching or listening
  3. to hold the head, etc. in a specified way: said of a horse
  4. to win approval: the motion carried

noun pl. carries

  1. the range of, or distance covered by, a gun, golf ball, projectile, etc.
  2. ☆ a portage between two navigable bodies of water
  3. the act or manner of carrying
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