carry
     n : the act of carrying something
     v 1: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands
          or on one's body; "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" [syn: {transport}]
     2: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes
        an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun
        when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {pack}, {take}]
     3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound
        carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound";
        "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey},
         {channel}]
     4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of
        Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af
        anger" [syn: {convey}, {express}]
     5: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or
        responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire
        project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?";
        "We carry a very large mortgage"
     6: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
        high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {bear}]
     7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
        canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
        [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {contain}]
     8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries
        her ideas to the extreme"
     9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
        neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the
        remote mountain provinces" [syn: {extend}]
     10: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
         "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
     11: win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
     12: include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the
         payroll?"
     13: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
         bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
         well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit},
          {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}]
     14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock},
          {stockpile}]
     15: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the
         ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant
         review"; "All major networks carried the press
         conference" [syn: {run}]
     16: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: {dribble}]
     17: pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every
         village in the province"
     18: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a
         consequence; "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 warrants"; "The
         restaurant carries an unusual name"
     19: be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very
         well in this big opera house"
     20: keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government
         carried the province for many years"
     21: have or possess something abstract; "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"
     22: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His
         speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {persuade}, {sway}]
     23: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own
         performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
     24: take further or advance; "carry a cause"
     25: have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
     26: capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a
         brief fight"
     27: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {post}]
     28: 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"
     29: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught
         to fetch and carry"
     30: bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
     31: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled
         the ball to the other side of the fence"
     32: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his
         liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {hold}]
     33: be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
     34: have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
     35: cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive
         carried to the green"
     36: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The
         motion carried easily"
     37: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
     38: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry
         a tune"
     39: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
         expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
         child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {gestate},
          {expect}]
     [also: {carried}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0