carry
/ˈkæ.ɹi/
noun
Meaning
A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
"Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly."
A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
"The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum."
The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
Carried interest.
The sky; cloud-drift.
verb
Meaning
To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
"to carry an account to the ledger"
To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
"The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof. They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials."
To move; to convey using force
To lead or guide.
To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
"The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin."
To adopt (something); take (something) over.
"I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out."
To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
"The court carries that motion."
In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
"Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place."
To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
"Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss."
To be transmitted; to travel.
"The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind."
To insult, to diss.
To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
To have on one's person.
"she always carries a purse; marsupials carry their young in a pouch"
To be pregnant (with).
"The doctor said she's carrying twins."
To have propulsive power; to propel.
"A gun or mortar carries well."
To hold the head; said of a horse.
"to carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck"
To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
"The Tories carried the election."
To get possession of by force; to capture.
To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
"A merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance."
To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.
"He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself."
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