Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
verb
Sense 2
"We ran the ad three times"
"This paper carries a restaurant review"
"All major networks carried the press conference"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
Type of:
follow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit''s place before or after, in addition or multiplication
"put down 5 and carry 2"
Verb group:
post
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"carry scars"
Type of:
bear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"carry a cause"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"I resent having to carry her all the time"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"carry too far"
"She carries her ideas to the extreme"
Type of:
effect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
"Carry all before one"
"His speech did not sway the voters"
Derived:
sway
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 11
"This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 12
"I carry her image in my mind''s eye"
"I will carry the secret to my grave"
"I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"
"I carry a lot of life insurance"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 13
"The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 14
"She always takes an umbrella"
"I always carry money"
"She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
"Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
Type of:
range
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 16
"this land does not carry olives"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 17
"This new washer carries a two year guarantee"
"The loan carries a high interest rate"
"this undertaking carries many dangers"
"She carries her mother''s genes"
"These bonds carry"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 18
"The motion carried easily"
Type of:
obtain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
be successful in
"She lost the game but carried the match"
Type of:
win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 20
"The drive carried to the green"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 21
"This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 22
pass on a communication
"The news was carried to every village in the province"
Verb group:
transport
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 23
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
"His voice carried a lot af anger"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 24
"He cannot carry a tune"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 25
"This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 26
"He can hold his liquor"
"he had drunk more than he could carry"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 27
"His efforts carried the entire project"
"How many credits is this student carrying?"
"We carry a very large mortgage"
Derived:
carrier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 28
"The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
Verb group:
transport
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 29
"How many people are carried on the payroll?"
Type of:
include
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 30
"The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
"The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
Type of:
continue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 31
win in an election
"The senator carried his home state"
Type of:
win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 32
"dribble the ball"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 33
"Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 35
"She holds her head high"
"He carried himself upright"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 36
"You must carry your camping gear"
"carry the suitcases to the car"
"This train is carrying nuclear waste"
"These pipes carry waste water into the river"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 37
"The jar carries wine"
"The canteen holds fresh water"
"This can contains water"
Type of:
include
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 38
"She is bearing his child"
"The are expecting another child in January"
"I am carrying his child"
Entails:
conceive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 39
"Sound carries well over water"
"The airwaves carry the sound"
"Many metals conduct heat"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 40
"She carried herself well"
"he bore himself with dignity"
"They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
40
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
198
Times Searched
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