See Also: Loss carry back (carry forward)(finance)
Loss Carry-Back (Carry-Forward)(money)
Carry-back; Carry-forward(money)
carry(1)(dictionary)
carry(2)(dictionary)
carry-on(dictionary)
Carry-on(tourism)
Carry(money)
carry-over(dictionary)
carry-out(dictionary)

carry(2) (iou)



carry verb. ['kari] LME.

I. verb trans.
Bear from one place to another, convey, transport, (by vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc.; on horseback; on a river, the wind, etc., by its own motion; on the person, in the hand, or fig. in the mind). LME.
Shakespeare Tempest I'll bear your logs..I'll carry it to the pile. G. Berkeley If we carry our thoughts from the corporeal to the moral world. Ld Macaulay The news..had been carried to the Earl of Pembroke. E. Hemingway He wore his overcoat and carried his wet hat. R. Macaulay Carried out to sea by the tide. P. V. White The master of the Osprey will carry you to Newcastle. R. Davies I went back..as fast as my artificial leg would carry me. J. D. MacDonald Offshore islands..composed of the materials the rivers had carried down to the sea and deposited.
b. Escort, lead, conduct, (a person, animal, etc.); take with one, esp. by force. Now arch. & dial. E16.
S. Johnson The lady carried her horse a thousand miles. J. Galsworthy After three days at Robin Hill she carried her father back with her to Town.
c. Of a road, pipe, wire, etc.: conduct, convey, be traversed by (traffic, liquid, electric current, etc.). E17.
G. M. Trevelyan The improved roads carried visitors..far afield.
d. fig. Continue to have with or beside one as one moves. L18.
Cause to move or go, impel, drive; cause or enable to proceed; (of a journey etc.) lead, bring, to etc. LME.
Ld Macaulay A scanty stock of silver, which..was to carry the nation through the summer. E. A. Freeman The great march which carried Harold..to Stamford Bridge. J. R. Green A mission carried him in early life to Italy. A. Schlee More and more people entered behind her and she was carried inevitably forward..by their pressure.
b. Urge, influence; deprive of self-control. (Now usu. carry away.) arch. M16.
Propel (a missile, ball, etc.) to a specified distance or on a specified course. LME.
b. Propel a golf ball, cricket ball, etc., beyond (a point). L19.
B. Locke It is important..to be able to hit very high iron shots to carry formidable obstacles, such as big bunkers.
Hold up, while in motion; have on one's person, possess; bear with or within one; keep in mind. LME.
J. Conrad A prisoner being partly carried, partly dragged along the hall. W. Cather He can't carry a drink or two as he used. B. Spock This is a special memory problem (just the way some children can't carry a tune). M. Puzo He had a license to carry a gun. J. G. Farrell Young men carrying Sinn Fein flags.
b. Have as an attribute, property, meaning, consequence, etc.; display, exhibit; involve, imply. L16.
Shakespeare Henry VIII Words cannot carry Authority so weighty. Milton His habit carries peace, his brow defiance. E. R. Conder A positive judgment carrying immense consequences. B. Trapido He has about him the same confident ease but carries it with greater subtlety.
c. Wield (power, influence). L16-M17.
d. Be pregnant with. L18.
e. Military. Hold (a weapon) in the position for saluting. L18.
f. Keep on hand; stock. M19.
E. Reveley Some sort of special medicineI'm not even sure the chemists here carry it.
g. Of a newspaper etc.: print (an article) in its pages, publish. Of a broadcasting station: put out (a programme). E20.
V. S. Naipaul Next morning the Trinidad Sentinel carried this story on page five.
Extend, prolong, or continue (a line, process, etc.) in a specified direction or way, or to a specified point. Chiefly fig. LME.
E. A. Freeman He did not tarry long in carrying his purpose into effect. C. P. Snow The bedrooms..carried comfort to such a point that it was difficult to sleep at all. C. Hill Laud's religious policy carried the re-catholicizing tendencies..to their logical conclusion.
Bear the weight of; sustain, support, (lit. & fig.). LME.
J. Ruskin Main arches..carried by..pillars. H. G. Wells A red wooden curtain pole..carried green and dust-coloured curtains. Conservation News The Zambesi region..carries a very rich vegetation.
b. Tolerate, endure. L16-L17.
Shakespeare King Lear Man's nature cannot carry Th' affliction nor the fear.
c. Support with financial or other assistance; help or compensate for (a team-member etc. who does not pull his or her weight); be the major cause of the effectiveness of. L19.
Bear (the body, head, etc., oneself) in a specified way. L16.
Conduct, manage (a matter, affair, etc.). (Now usu. carry on.) arch. L16.
Obtain as the result of effort, win; take by assault, capture. L16.
C. Merivale He strove to carry with his own hand the victory. D. L. Sayers Better use shock tactics and carry the place by assault.
b. Gain victory or acceptance for; esp. get (a measure) passed or adopted in a vote. E17.
P. H. Stanhope They carried their candidates in the centres of popular election. A. Briggs The bill..was finally carried by 263 votes to 46. B. Castle We carried the vote in committee by nine votes to six.
c. Gain (a district etc.) in an election. Chiefly US. M19.
Transfer (a figure etc.) to a new page or account (now usu. carry forward); transfer (a figure) to the next column in an arithmetical operation. M18.
W. Cobbett You are to put down the 4 and carry 2.
II. verb intrans.
Ride, move with speed or energy. LME-M16.
Bear loads; act as a carrier. L16.
Falconry. Fly away with the quarry. E17.
Propel a missile. M17.
John Phillips About as high as a crossbow can carry.
Of a missile, sound, etc.: travel or be propelled for a specified distance or in a specified manner (absol. far, well). M17.
W. Maxwell A man cursing..can be heard a long way. All sounds carry. G. M. Fraser Their rank stench carried a good half-mile.
Behave. M17-E18.
Phrases: carry all before one overcome all opposition, succeed. carry an M under one's girdle: see M, M 7. carry a torch for: see TORCH noun. carry coals to Newcastle: see COAL noun. carry conviction be convincing. carry it (a) have the advantage, win the day; (b) act, behave, in a specified way. carry one's bat: see BAT noun1 2. carry sail have sails set. carry the bat: see BAT noun1 2. carry the can (back): see CAN noun 1. carry the day win, succeed. carry the world before one: see WORLD noun. carry weight (a) be influential or important; (b) Horse-racing carry weight as a handicap. carry with one persuade, convince (one's hearer etc.). cash and carry: see CASH noun1. fetch and carry: see FETCH verb.
With adverbs in specialized senses: carry away (a) verb phr. trans. transport, remove, inspire, fire with (excessive) enthusiasm, deprive of self-control; (b) verb phr. trans. & intrans. (Nautical) break off and remove (a ship's mast etc.) forcibly; be lost thus; (c) carry it away, have the advantage, win the day. carry back take (a person) back in thought to a past time. carry forward transfer (a figure etc.) to a new page or account. carry off (a) remove by force, abduct; be the cause of death of; (b) win, achieve; render (one's action, condition, etc.) acceptable or passable by one's manner; carry it off (well), do well under difficulties. carry on (a) verb phr. trans. continue, keep up, conduct (a conversation, a business, etc.), advance (a process etc.); (b) verb phr. intrans. go on with what one is doing, continue one's course, be continued; colloq. behave strangely or excitedly, speak angrily, flirt or have an affair (with). carry out perform, conduct to completion, put into practice. carry over transfer, esp. = carry forward above; postpone to a later time. carry through bring safely out of difficulties, perform to completion. carry up (a) continue (building etc.) to a given point; (b) trace back in time; (c) bear, hold up.
Comb.: carry-all a carriole; N. Amer. a car with sideways seats; carry-cot a portable cot for a baby; carry-forward a balance of money carried forward; CARRY-ON; carry-out noun & adjective (a quantity of prepared food, drink, etc.) bought for consumption off the premises; a take-away meal, restaurant, etc.; carry-over (a) Stock Exchange postponement of payment to next settling day; (b) a sum held over or transferred; a transference; carry-tale a tell-tale.