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Carry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Carrying.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See Car.]
1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
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When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. Ps. xiix. 17.
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Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. Acts viii, 2.
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Another carried the intelligence to Russell. Macaulay.
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The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles. Bacon.
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2. 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”.
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If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds. Locke.
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3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
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Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. Shak.
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He carried away all his cattle. Gen. xxxi. 18.
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Passion and revenge will carry them too far. Locke.
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4. 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”.
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5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, “to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther”.
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6. 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”. “The greater part carries it.” Shak.
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The carrying of our main point. Addison.
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7. To get possession of by force; to capture.
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The town would have been carried in the end. Bacon.
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8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
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He thought it carried something of argument in it. Watts.
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It carries too great an imputation of ignorance. Lacke.
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9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.
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He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious. Clarendon.
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10. 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”.
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Carry arms (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. -- To carry all before one, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. -- To carry arms (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier. -- To carry away. (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast. (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation. -- To carry coals, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation. Halliwell. -- To carry coals to Newcastle, to take things to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor. -- To carry off (a) To remove to a distance. (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others. (c) To remove from life; as, “the plague carr
ied off thousands”. -- To carry on (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to continue; as, “to carry on a design”. (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, “to carry on husbandry or trade”. -- To carry out. (a) To bear from within. (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful issue. (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end. -- To carry through. (a) To convey through the midst of. (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. “Grace will carry us . . . through all difficulties.” Hammond. (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to succeed. -- To carry up, to convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build. -- To carry weight. (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. “He carries weight, he rides a race” Cowper. (b) To have influence.
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