carry

verb (carries, carrying, carried)

• 1support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher
• transport, conduct or transmit:the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily nerves carry visual information from the eyes
• have on one’s person:he was killed for the money he was carrying figurativeshe had carried the secret all her life
• be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others:ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans

• 2support the weight of:the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads
• be pregnant with:she was carrying twins

• 3 [no object] (of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a specified point:his voice carried clearly across the room the ball carried to second slip
• [with object] (of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance.
• [with object] take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point:he carried the criticism much further

• 4assume or accept (responsibility or blame):they must carry management responsibility for the mess they have got the company into
• be responsible for the effectiveness of:they relied on dialogue to carry the plot

• 5 (carry oneself) stand and move in a specified way:she carried herself straight and with assurance

• 6have as a feature or consequence:being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury each bike carries a ten-year guarantee
• (of a newspaper or a television or radio station) publish or broadcast:the paper carried a detailed account of the current crisis
• (of a shop) keep a regular stock of (goods for sale):550 off-licences carry the basic range
• be known or marked by:the product does not carry the swallow symbol

• 7approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes:the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority
• persuade (others) to support one’s policy:he could not carry the cabinet
• North American gain (a state or district) in an election.

• 8transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation (e.g. when a column of digit adds up to more than ten).

noun (plural carries)

• 1an act of carrying something from one place to another: we did a carry of equipment from the camp
• American Football an act of running or rushing with the ball.
• [mass noun] North American the practice of keeping a gun on one’s person:this pistol is the right choice for on-duty or off-duty carry
• North American historical a place between navigable waters over which boats or supplies had to be carried.
• the transfer of a figure into an adjacent column (or the equivalent part of a computer memory) during an arithmetical operation.

• 2the range of a gun or similar weapon.
• Golf the distance a ball travels before reaching the ground.

• 3 Finance the maintenance of an investment position in a securities market, especially with regard to the costs or profits accruing: if other short-term interest rates are higher than the current yield, the bond is said to involve a negative carry