| VERB | contact | carry, transport | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
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| stative | carry, pack, take | have with oneself | |
| motion | carry, impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | |
| communication | carry, convey, express | serve as a means for expressing something | |
| contact | carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of | |
| contact | carry, hold, bear | support or hold in a certain manner | |
| stative | carry, hold, bear, contain | contain or hold | |
| social | carry | extend to a certain degree | |
| change | carry, extend | continue or extend | |
| stative | carry | be necessarily associated with or result in or involve | |
| competition | carry | win in an election | |
| cognition | carry | include, as on a list | |
| social | carry, behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport | behave in a certain manner | |
| possession | carry, stock, stockpile | have on hand | |
| creation | carry, run | include as the content | |
| contact | carry, dribble | propel, "Carry the ball" | |
| communication | carry | pass on a communication | |
| stative | carry | have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence | |
| stative | carry | be conveyed over a certain distance | |
| stative | carry | keep up with financial support | |
| stative | carry | have or possess something abstract | |
| stative | carry | be equipped with (a mast or sail) | |
| social | carry, persuade, sway | win approval or support for | |
| social | carry | compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance | |
| social | carry | take further or advance | |
| possession | carry | have on the surface or on the skin | |
| possession | carry | capture after a fight / fight | |
| possession | carry, post | transfer (entries) from one account book to another | |
| motion | carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication | |
| motion | carry | pursue a line of scent or be a bearer | |
| creation | carry | bear (a crop) | |
| contact | carry | propel or give impetus to | |
| consumption | carry, hold | drink alcohol without showing ill effects | |
| consumption | carry | be able to feed | |
| competition | carry | have a certain range | |
| competition | carry | cover a certain distance or advance beyond | |
| competition | carry | secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) | |
| competition | carry | be successful in | |
| communication | carry | sing / sing or play against other voices or parts | |
| body | carry, have a bun in the oven, bear, gestate, expect | be pregnant with | |
| NOUN | act | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Sounds | kae'riy; keh'riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | The act of carrying something. | |
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| Narrower | fireman's carry | The act of carrying a person over your shoulder |
| packing, backpacking | carrying something in a pack on the back | |
| piggyback | The act of carrying something piggyback | |
| portage | carrying boats and supplies overland | |
| porterage | The transportation of burdens by porters | |
| Broader | transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance | The act of moving something from one location to another |
| Catalan | portar, ròssec | |
| Verbs | carry | continue or extend |
| carry | serve as a means for expressing something | |
| carry | cover a certain distance or advance beyond | |
| carry | have a certain range | |
| carry | support or hold in a certain manner | |
| carry | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body | |
| carry | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | |
| carry | pursue a line of scent or be a bearer | |
| carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication | |
| carry | transfer (entries) from one account book to another | |
| carry | extend to a certain degree | |
| carry | have with oneself | |
| carry | contain or hold | |
| carry | have or possess something abstract | |
| carry | be conveyed over a certain distance | |
| Meaning | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | transport | |
| Narrower | bear | Move while holding up or supporting |
| bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere | |
| bucket | carry in a bucket | |
| cart | transport something in a cart | |
| chariot | transport in a chariot / chariot | |
| drive, motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle | |
| fly | transport by aeroplane | |
| haul | transport in a vehicle | |
| lug, tote, tug | carry with difficulty | |
| pack | carry, as on one's back | |
| pipe in | Transport to a destiny through pipes | |
| port | carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons | |
| port | carry, bear, convey, or bring | |
| porter | carry luggage or supplies | |
| return | make a return | |
| shoulder | carry a burden, either real or metaphoric | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | carry | Pass on a communication |
| carry | propel or give impetus to | |
| Spanish | cargar, efectuar, llevar, portar, transportar | |
| Catalan | carregar, efectuar, portar, transportar | |
| Nouns | carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
| carrier | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed / designed specifically to carry something | |
| carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting / transporting people or goods or messages | |
| carrier | someone whose employment involves carrying something | |
| carry | the act of carrying something | |
| Meaning | Have with oneself; have on one's person. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They carry more bread | |
| Example | "I always carry money" | |
| Synonyms | pack, take | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Similar to | carry | Have or possess something abstract |
| Spanish | cargar, copar, llevar, portar | |
| Catalan | carregar, conduir, copar, dur, percebre, portar, rebre, tornar | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The airwaves carry the sound" | |
| Synonyms | impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel | |
| Narrower | bring in | transmit |
| pipe in | bring in through pipes | |
| retransmit | transmit again | |
| wash up | carry somewhere (of water or current or waves) | |
| Broader | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
| Similar to | carry, convey, express | Serve as a means for expressing something |
| carry | Be conveyed over a certain distance | |
| Spanish | canalizar, conducir, dirigir, encauzar, llevar, transmitir, transportar | |
| Catalan | canalitzar, carregar, dirigir, transmetre, transportar | |
| Nouns | carrier | a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal |
| carry | the act of carrying something | |
| Meaning | Serve as a means for expressing something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | convey, express | |
| Narrower | quantify, measure | Express as a number or measure or quantity |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Similar to | impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission |
| Spanish | expresar, transmitir | |
| Catalan | transmetre | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
| Similar to | carry | compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance |
| carry | Keep up with financial support | |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Nouns | carrier | a rack attached to a vehicle |
| Meaning | support or hold in a certain manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | hold, bear | |
| Narrower | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner |
| piggyback | support on the back and shoulders | |
| poise, balance | hold or carry in equilibrium | |
| sling | Hold or carry in a sling | |
| stoop | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward | |
| Spanish | llevar, portar | |
| Catalan | portar | |
| Nouns | carriage | characteristic way of bearing one's body |
| carry | the act of carrying something | |
| Meaning | Contain or hold; have within. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | hold, bear, contain | |
| Narrower | enclose, hold in, confine | Close in |
| retain | Hold back within | |
| Broader | include | Have as a part, be made up out of |
| Similar to | contain, take, hold | Be capable of holding or containing |
| Spanish | contener, encerrar, llevar, portar, poseer, soportar, sostener | |
| Catalan | contenir, dur, portar, posseir, prendre, sostenir, suportar | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Extend to a certain degree. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "carry too far" | |
| Broader | effect | act so as to bring into existence |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Continue or extend. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | extend | |
| Broader | continue | Exist over a prolonged period of time |
| Similar to | extend | prolong the time allowed for payment of |
| prolong, protract, extend, draw out | lengthen in time | |
| Spanish | ampliar, prolongar | |
| Catalan | ampliar, estendre's, prolongar | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | imply, involve | Have as a necessary feature |
| Similar to | carry | Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence |
| Spanish | conllevar | |
| Meaning | win in an election. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | win | Be the winner in a contest or competition |
| Similar to | carry | Be successful in |
| carry, persuade, sway | win approval or support for | |
| Meaning | Include, as on a list. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | include | Consider as part of something |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport | |
| Narrower | assert, put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized |
| deal | Behave in a certain way towards others | |
| fluster | Be flustered | |
| pose, posture | Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | |
| walk around | Behave in a certain manner or have certain properties | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| hold, carry, bear | support or hold in a certain manner | |
| Spanish | comportarse, exiliar | |
| Catalan | captenir-se, comportar-se, conduir-se, exiliar, portar-se | |
| Meaning | Have on hand. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | |
| Synonyms | stock, stockpile | |
| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Spanish | acarrear, llevar | |
| Catalan | portar, traginar | |
| Meaning | Include as the content; broadcast or publicize. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | run | |
| Broader | circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around | Cause to become widely known |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | propel, "Carry the ball". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | dribble | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Spanish | alcanzar, driblar, llevar | |
| Catalan | driblar | |
| Meaning | Pass on a communication. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across | transmit information |
| Similar to | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These bonds carry warrants" | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Similar to | carry | Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve |
| Nouns | carrier | (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others |
| Meaning | Be conveyed over a certain distance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | range | Have a range |
| Similar to | impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Keep up with financial support. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | sustain, keep, maintain | Supply with necessities and support |
| Similar to | carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of |
| Meaning | Have or possess something abstract. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | have, have got, hold | Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense |
| Similar to | carry, pack, take | Have with oneself |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Be equipped with (a mast or sail). | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This boat can only carry a small sail" | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Meaning | win approval or support for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Carry all before one" | |
| Synonyms | persuade, sway | |
| Broader | influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
| Similar to | carry | win in an election |
| Spanish | convencer, persuadir | |
| Catalan | convèncer, persuadir | |
| Meaning | compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I resent having to carry her all the time" | |
| Broader | compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up | Adjust for |
| Similar to | carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of |
| Meaning | Take further or advance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "carry a cause" | |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| Meaning | Have on the surface or on the skin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "carry scars" | |
| Broader | bear | Have |
| Meaning | capture after a fight / fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | appropriate, capture, seize, conquer | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion |
| Meaning | transfer (entries) from one account book to another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | post | |
| Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
| Similar to | carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication |
| Spanish | actualizar, llevar | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "put down 5 and carry 2" | |
| Broader | transfer, shift | Move around |
| Similar to | post, carry | transfer (entries) from one account book to another |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | pursue a line of scent or be a bearer. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" | |
| Broader | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | bear (a crop). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "this land does not carry olives" | |
| Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| Broader | grow, raise, farm, produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques |
| Similar to | carry | Be able to feed |
| Meaning | propel or give impetus to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| Similar to | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | drink alcohol without showing ill effects. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he had drunk more than he could carry" | |
| Synonym | hold | |
| Broader | hit the bottle, drink, booze, fuddle | consume alcohol |
| Spanish | aguantar | |
| Meaning | Be able to feed. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" | |
| Category | livestock, stock, farm animal | Any animals kept for use or profit |
| Broader | nourish, nurture, sustain | Provide with nourishment |
| Similar to | carry | bear (a crop) |
| Spanish | abastar | |
| Catalan | abastar | |
| Meaning | Have a certain range. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Similar to | carry | Cover a certain distance or advance beyond |
| Spanish | alcanzar, portar | |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Cover a certain distance or advance beyond. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | carry | Have a certain range |
| Nouns | carry | the act of carrying something |
| Meaning | Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Similar to | carry | Be successful in |
| Spanish | aprobarse, llevar | |
| Meaning | Be successful in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | win | Be the winner in a contest or competition |
| Similar to | carry | win in an election |
| carry | Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) | |
| Meaning | sing / sing or play against other voices or parts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He cannot carry a tune" | |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Spanish | seguir | |
| Meaning | Be pregnant with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I am carrying his child" | |
| Synonyms | have a bun in the oven, bear, gestate, expect | |
| Entails | conceive | Become pregnant |
| Entailed by | carry to term | carry out a pregnancy |
| Broader | give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born |
| Similar to | expect | look forward to the birth of a child |
| give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born | |
| Spanish | aguardar, esperar | |
| Catalan | esperar | |
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