carry

To hold or support something while moving it from one place to another.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French carier, from Late Latin carricare, meaning “to load a vehicle,” from Latin carrus, “cart.”

Collocations

To have something with one or contain it as a feature, quality, or part.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, ultimately from Latin carricare, “to load.”

Collocations

To transmit, spread, or convey something such as sound, disease, information, or meaning.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, ultimately from Latin carricare, “to load.”

Collocations

To bear, accept, or be responsible for a burden, cost, duty, or consequence.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, ultimately from Latin carricare, “to load.”

Collocations

To win approval, support, or acceptance; especially, to pass by a vote or persuade a group.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, ultimately from Latin carricare, “to load”; the figurative sense developed from the idea of bringing something successfully through.

Collocations

In arithmetic, to transfer a digit to the next column during calculation.

Etymology

From the general sense “to take or move onward,” applied to written calculation.

Collocations

An act of carrying something; in sports, an instance of running with the ball.

Etymology

Derived from the verb carry.

Collocations