Carried

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carry \Car"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from
     OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.]
     1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to
        another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
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              When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. --Ps.
                                                    xiix. 17.
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              Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. --Acts
                                                    viii, 2.
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              Another carried the intelligence to Russell.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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              The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty
              miles.                                --Bacon.
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     2. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to
        place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to
        carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
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              If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our
              minds.                                --Locke.
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     3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead
        or guide.
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              Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. --Shak.
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              He carried away all his cattle.       --Gen. xxxi.
                                                    18.
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              Passion and revenge will carry them too far.
                                                    --Locke.
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     4. To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column)
        to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to
        carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in
        adding figures.
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     5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to
        carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten
        miles farther.
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     6. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a
        leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a
        contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to
        carry an election. "The greater part carries it." --Shak.
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              The carrying of our main point.       --Addison.
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     7. To get possession of by force; to capture.
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              The town would have been carried in the end.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or
        exhibit; to imply.
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              He thought it carried something of argument in it.
                                                    --Watts.
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              It carries too great an imputation of ignorance.
                                                    --Lacke.
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     9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; --
        with the reflexive pronouns.
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              He carried himself so insolently in the house, and
              out of the house, to all persons, that he became
              odious.                               --Clarendon.
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     10. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as
         stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as,
         a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a
         mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry
         a life insurance.
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     {Carry arms} (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms
        directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand,
        the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a
        nearly perpendicular position. In this position the
        soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at
        carry.
  
     {To carry all before one}, to overcome all obstacles; to have
        uninterrupted success.
  
     {To carry arms}
         (a) To bear weapons.
         (b) To serve as a soldier.
  
     {To carry away}.
         (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a
             fore-topmast.
         (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude;
             as, to be carried by music, or by temptation.
  
     {To carry coals}, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used
        by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the
        occupation. --Halliwell.
  
     {To carry coals to Newcastle}, to take things to a place
        where they already abound; to lose one's labor.
  
     {To carry off}
         (a) To remove to a distance.
         (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others.
         (c) To remove from life; as, the plague carried off
             thousands.
  
     {To carry on}
         (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to
             continue; as, to carry on a design.
         (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on
             husbandry or trade.
  
     {To carry out}.
         (a) To bear from within.
         (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful
             issue.
         (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end.
  
     {To carry through}.
         (a) To convey through the midst of.
         (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from
             falling, or being subdued. "Grace will carry us . . .
             through all difficulties." --Hammond.
         (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to
             succeed.
  
     {To carry up}, to convey or extend in an upward course or
        direction; to build.
  
     {To carry weight}.
         (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when
             one rides or runs. "He carries weight, he rides a
             race" --Cowper.
         (b) To have influence.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carried
       See {carry}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]