·vi To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
II. Carry ·vt To get possession of by force; to
Capture.
III. Carry ·vi To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
IV. Carry ·vt To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean;
- with the reflexive pronouns.
V. Carry ·vi To have propulsive power; to
Propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
VI. Carry ·vi To hold the head;
- said of a horse; as, to carry well ·i.e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
VII. Carry ·noun A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
VIII. Carry ·vt To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to
Bear;
- often with away or off.
IX. Carry ·vt To
Move; to convey by force; to
Impel; to
Conduct; to lead or guide.
XI. Carry ·vt To convey by extension or continuance; to
Extend; as, to
carry the chimney through the roof; to
carry a road ten miles farther.
XII. Carry ·vt To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to
Bear; as, to
carry a wound; to
carry an unborn child.
XIII. Carry ·vt To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
XIV. Carry ·vt To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to
Win; as, to
carry an
Election.
XV. Carry ·vt To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, ·etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.