transitive verb carried -·ried, carrying -·ry·ing

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
8. 1. to bear the weight of the balusters carry a railing
   2. to support or sustain when others were injured, Jones carried the team
9. to be pregnant with
10. 1. to bear as a mark
    2. to have as a quality, characteristic, consequence, etc.; involve; imply to carry a guarantee
11. to have on one's person or keep with one to carry a watch, to carry memories
12. to hold or poise (oneself, one's weight, etc.) in a specified way
13. to conduct (oneself) in a specified way
14. ☆ to include as part of its contents or program schedule: said of a newspaper, radio or TV station, etc.
15. to have or keep on a list or register to be carried on the tax list
16. 1. ☆ to support financially
    2. to bear the cost of to carry insurance on a car
17. to enable (an opponent, a subordinate, etc.) to continue through one's own efforts, generosity, etc.
18. to capture (a fortress, etc.)
19. to win over, lead, or influence (a group)
20. 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.)
21. to drink (liquor) without showing the effects
22. South to accompany; escort
23. ☆ Commerce
    1. to keep in stock; deal in to carry leather goods
    2. to keep on one's account books, etc.
24. Agric.
    1. to bear as a crop; produce
    2. to support (livestock)
25. Golf to go past or beyond (an object or expanse) or cover (a distance) with one stroke
26. Hunting to keep and follow (a scent)
27. Music to sing the notes of (a melody or part) accurately

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

intransitive verb

1. to act as a bearer, conductor, etc.
2. 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
3. to have the intended effect upon those watching or listening
4. to hold the head, etc. in a specified way: said of a horse
5. to win approval the motion carried

noun pl. carries -·ries

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