Scrabble?! CARRY

Definitions of CARRY in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of carrying something

verb - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

verb - have with oneself

verb - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

verb - serve as a means for expressing something

verb - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

verb - support or hold in a certain manner

verb - contain or hold

verb - extend to a certain degree

verb - continue or extend

verb - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

verb - win in an election

verb - include, as on a list

verb - behave in a certain manner

verb - have on hand

verb - include as the content

verb - propel, "Carry the ball"

verb - pass on a communication

verb - have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

verb - be conveyed over a certain distance

verb - keep up with financial support

verb - have or possess something abstract

verb - be equipped with (a mast or sail)

verb - win approval or support for

verb - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance

verb - take further or advance

verb - have on the surface or on the skin

verb - capture after a fight

verb - transfer (entries) from one account book to another

verb - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

verb - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

verb - bear (a crop)

verb - propel or give impetus to

verb - drink alcohol without showing ill effects

verb - be able to feed

verb - have a certain range

verb - cover a certain distance or advance beyond

verb - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

verb - be successful in

verb - sing or play against other voices or parts

verb - be pregnant with

See Synonyms at convey.

To take from one place to another; transport: a train carrying freight; a courier carrying messages.

To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle, such as an automobile.

To serve as a means for the conveyance of; transmit: pipes that carry waste water; a bridge that carries traffic between the two cities.

To communicate; pass on: The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.

To express or contain: harsh words that carried a threat of violence.

To have (something) on the surface or skin; bear: carries scars from acne.

To hold or be capable of holding: The tank carries 16 gallons when full.

To support the weight or responsibility of: carried a heavy academic load last semester.

To keep or have on one’s person: stopped carrying credit cards.

To be pregnant with.

To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly.

To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.

To extend or continue in space, time, or degree: carried the line to the edge of the page; carry a joke too far.

To give impetus to; propel: The wind carried the ball over the fence.

To take further; advance: carry a cause.

To take or seize, especially by force; capture.

To be successful in; win: lost the game but carried the match.

To gain victory, support, or acceptance for: The motion was carried in a close vote.

To win a majority of the votes in: Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.

To gain the sympathy of; win over: The amateurs’ enthusiasm carried the audience.

To include or keep on a list: carried a dozen workers on the payroll.

To have as an attribute or accompaniment: an appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.

To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect: The crime carried a fiveyear sentence.

To transfer from one place, as a column, page, or book, to another: carry a number in addition.

To keep in stock; offer for sale: a store that carries a full line of electronic equipment.

To keep in one’s accounts as a debtor: carried the unemployed customer for 90 days.

To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).

To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one’s performance.

To place before the public; print or broadcast: The morning papers carried the story.

To produce as a crop.

To provide forage for (livestock): land that carries sheep.

To sing (a melody, for example) on key: carry a tune.

Sports.

To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.

To hold and rush with (the ball).

To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.

To act as a bearer: teach a dog to fetch and carry.

To be transmitted or conveyed; cover a range: a voice that carries well.

To admit of being transported: Unbalanced loads do not carry easily.

To hold the neck and head in a certain way.

To be accepted or approved: The proposal carried by a wide margin.

The act or process of carrying.

A portage, as between two navigable bodies of water.

The range of a gun or projectile.

The distance traveled by a hurled or struck ball.

Reach; projection: “a voice that had far more carry to it than at any time in the term thus far” (Jimmy Breslin).

An act of rushing with the ball: a carry of two yards.

To cause the death of: was carried off by a fever.

To handle successfully: carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.

To conduct; maintain: carry on a thriving business.

To engage in: carry on a love affair.

To continue without halting; persevere: carry on in the face of disaster.

To behave in an excited, improper, or silly manner.

To put into practice or effect: carry out a new policy.

To follow or obey: carry out instructions.

To bring to a conclusion; accomplish: carried out the mission successfully.

Accounting.

To transfer (an account) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account.

To retain (merchandise or other goods) for a subsequent, usually the next, season.

To deduct (an unused tax credit or a loss, for example) for taxable income of a subsequent period.

To persist to another time or situation: The confidence gained in remedial classes carried over into the children’s regular school work.

To accomplish; complete: carry a project through despite difficulties.

To survive; persist: prejudices that have carried through over the centuries.

Therefore, carry is more closely related to car than is drive, which only makes literal sense if the vehicle is drawn by a team of animals.

verb - to convey from one place to another