carry

1. The act of carrying something (synset 100319561)
   hypernym: conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation - the act of moving something from one location to another
   hyponym:

   • backpacking, packing - carrying something in a pack on the back
   • piggyback - the act of carrying something piggyback
   • fireman's carry - the act of carrying a person over your shoulder
   • portage - carrying boats and supplies overland
   • porterage - the transportation of burdens by porters

1. Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (synset 201452567)
   "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"
   hypernym: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   hyponym:

   • shoulder - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
   • port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons
   • bear - move while holding up or supporting
   • bucket - carry in a bucket
   • return - make a return
   • pipe in - transport to a destination through pipes
   • port - carry, bear, convey, or bring
   • porter - carry luggage or supplies
   • pack - carry, as on one's back
   • cart - transport something in a cart
   • fly - transport by aeroplane
   • haul - transport in a vehicle
   • lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty
   • drive, motor - travel or be transported in a vehicle
   • chariot - transport in a chariot
   • bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
   synonym: transport
   verb group:

   • carry - pass on a communication
   • carry - propel or give impetus to
2. Have with oneself;
   Have on one's person (synset 202722977)
   "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
   hypernym: feature, have - have as a feature
   synonym: pack, take
   verb group: carry - have or possess something abstract
3. Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission (synset 202084180)
   "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
   hypernym: bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
   hyponym:

   • wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
   • pipe in - bring in through pipes
   • bring in - transmit
   • retransmit - transmit again
   synonym: channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit
   verb group:

   • carry, convey, express - serve as a means for expressing something
   • carry - be conveyed over a certain distance
4. Serve as a means for expressing something (synset 201062889)
   "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
   hypernym: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
   hyponym: measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity
   synonym: convey, express
   verb group: carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
5. Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of (synset 201220648)
   "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
   hypernym: hold, hold up, support, sustain - be the physical support of; carry the weight of
   verb group:

   • carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
   • carry - keep up with financial support
6. Support or hold in a certain manner (synset 201604155)
   "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
   hyponym:

   • sling - hold or carry in a sling
   • stoop - carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
   • piggyback - support on the back and shoulders
   • balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibrium
   • acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport - behave in a certain manner
   synonym: bear, hold
7. Contain or hold;
   Have within (synset 202706727)
   "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
   hypernym: include - have as a part, be made up out of
   hyponym:

   • retain - hold back within
   • confine, enclose, hold in - close in
   synonym: bear, contain, hold
   verb group: contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing
8. Extend to a certain degree (synset 202567083)
   "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
   hypernym: effect - act so as to bring into existence
9. Continue or extend (synset 200235827)
   "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
   hypernym: continue - exist over a prolonged period of time
   synonym: extend
   verb group:

   • draw out, extend, prolong, protract - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
   • extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of
10. Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve (synset 202642409)
    "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
    hypernym: imply, involve - have as a necessary feature
    verb group: carry - have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
11. Win in an election (synset 201103827)
    "The senator carried his home state"
    hypernym: win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
    verb group:

    • carry - be successful in
    • carry, persuade, sway - win approval or support for
12. Include, as on a list (synset 200740956)
    "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
    hypernym: include - consider as part of something
13. Behave in a certain manner (synset 202523827)
    "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
    hypernym:

    • bear, carry, hold - support or hold in a certain manner
    • act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    hyponym:

    • fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner
    • assert, put forward - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
    • deal - behave in a certain way towards others
    • walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties
    • pose, posture - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    synonym: acquit, bear, behave, comport, conduct, deport
14. Have on hand (synset 202290237)
    "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
    hypernym: have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    synonym: stock, stockpile
15. Include as the content;
    Broadcast or publicize (synset 201750167)
    "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
    hypernym: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread - cause to become widely known
    synonym: run
16. Propel (synset 201411414)
    "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
    domain category: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    hypernym: hit - cause to move by striking
    synonym: dribble
17. Pass on a communication (synset 201063192)
    "The news was carried to every village in the province"
    hypernym: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information
    verb group: carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
18. Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence (synset 202752610)
    "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"
    hypernym: feature, have - have as a feature
    verb group: carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
19. Be conveyed over a certain distance (synset 202747232)
    "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
    hypernym: range - have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
    verb group: carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
20. Keep up with financial support (synset 202688777)
    "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
    hypernym: keep, maintain, sustain - supply with necessities and support
    verb group: carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
21. Have or possess something abstract (synset 202642600)
    "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"
    hypernym: have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    verb group: carry, pack, take - have with oneself; have on one's person
22. Be equipped with (a mast or sail) (synset 202636815)
    "This boat can only carry a small sail"
    hypernym: feature, have - have as a feature
23. Win approval or support for (synset 202592213)
    "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
    hypernym: act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect
    synonym: persuade, sway
    verb group: carry - win in an election
24. Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance (synset 202562363)
    "I resent having to carry her all the time"
    hypernym: compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up - adjust for
    verb group: carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
25. Take further or advance (synset 202561392)
    "carry a cause"
    hypernym: advance, boost, encourage, further, promote - contribute to the progress or growth of
26. Have on the surface or on the skin (synset 202364227)
    "carry scars"
    hypernym: bear - have
27. Capture after a fight (synset 202308858)
    "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
    hypernym: appropriate, capture, conquer, seize - take possession of by force, as after an invasion
28. Transfer (entries) from one account book to another (synset 202237977)
    hypernym: transfer - move from one place to another
    synonym: post
    verb group: carry - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
29. Transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication (synset 202016577)
    "put down 5 and carry 2"
    hypernym: shift, transfer - move around
    verb group: carry, post - transfer (entries) from one account book to another
30. Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer (synset 202005731)
    "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
    hypernym: follow - to travel behind, go after, come after
31. Bear (a crop) (synset 201744201)
    "this land does not carry olives"
    domain category: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    hypernym: farm, grow, produce, raise - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
    verb group: carry - be able to feed
32. Propel or give impetus to (synset 201244445)
    "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
    hypernym: impel, propel - cause to move forward with force
    verb group: carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
33. Drink alcohol without showing ill effects (synset 201207773)
    "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
    hypernym: booze, drink, fuddle, hit the bottle - consume alcohol
    synonym: hold
34. Be able to feed (synset 201205694)
    "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
    domain category: farm animal, livestock, stock - any animals kept for use or profit
    hypernym: nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment
    verb group: carry - bear (a crop)
35. Have a certain range (synset 201126035)
    "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
    hypernym: feature, have - have as a feature
    verb group: carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond
36. Cover a certain distance or advance beyond (synset 201125841)
    "The drive carried to the green"
    domain category: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
    hypernym: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    verb group: carry - have a certain range
37. Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) (synset 201103982)
    "The motion carried easily"
    hypernym: obtain - come into possession of
    verb group: carry - be successful in
38. Be successful in (synset 201103083)
    "She lost the game but carried the match"
    hypernym: win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
    verb group:

    • carry - win in an election
    • carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
39. Sing or play against other voices or parts (synset 201051478)
    "He cannot carry a tune"
    hypernym: do, execute, perform - carry out or perform an action
40. Be pregnant with (synset 200058790)
    "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
    entail: conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception
    hypernym: bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have - cause to be born
    synonym: bear, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven
    verb group:

    • bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have - cause to be born
    • expect - look forward to the birth of a child

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