carry
Meanings
verb
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- To move; to convey using force
- To lead or guide.
- To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- 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.
- To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- To be transmitted; to travel.
- To insult, to diss.
noun
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
- 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 distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- Carried interest.
- The sky; cloud-drift.
name
- A surname.
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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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