CARRY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’

support and move (someone or something) from one place to another

support and move

• medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

support the weight of

support

• the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads

(of a sound, ball, missile, etc.) reach a specified point

reach

• his voice carried clearly across the room
• the ball carried to second slip

assume or accept (responsibility or blame)

accept responsibility

• they must carry management responsibility for the mess they have got the company into

have as a feature or consequence

have as feature

• being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury
• each bike carries a ten-year guarantee

approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes

approve

• the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority

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

transfer figure

an act of carrying something from one place to another

act

• we did a carry of equipment from the camp

the range of a gun or similar weapon.

range

the maintenance of an investment position in a securities market, especially with regard to the costs or profits accruing

finance

• if other short-term interest rates are higher than the current yield, the bond is said to involve a negative carry