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carry

Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹ.i/

The English word “carry” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
  2. To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
  3. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
  4. To move; to convey using force
  5. To lead or guide.
  6. To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
  7. To adopt (something); take (something) over.
  8. To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
  9. 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.
  10. To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
  11. To be transmitted; to travel.
  12. To insult, to diss.
  13. To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
  14. To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
  15. For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
  16. To have on one’s person.
  17. To do the job of a caddy.
  18. To be pregnant (with).
  19. To have propulsive power; to propel.
  20. To hold the head; said of a horse.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused.

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