Carry

·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.

X. Carry ·vt To Contain; to Comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to Imply.

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.