0 past simple and past participle of carry
1 to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it, him, or her from one place to another:
We only had a small suitcase, so we were able to carry it onto the plane.
Robson injured his leg in the second half of the match and had to be carried off.
Thieves broke the shop window and carried off (= removed) jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
The bus that was involved in the accident was carrying children to school.
The Brooklyn Bridge carries traffic across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Police think that the body was carried down the river (= was transported by the flow of the river).
Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city.
Rubbish left on the beach during the day is carried away (= removed) at night by the tide.
2 to have something with you all the time:
3 to have something as a part, quality, or result:
All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.
His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
I'm afraid my opinion doesn't carry any weight with (= influence) my boss.
US The salesclerk said they didn't carry (= have a supply of) sportswear.
4 to take something from one person or thing and give it to another person or thing:
Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes.
5 to support the weight of something without moving or breaking:
7 to win the support, agreement, or sympathy of a group of people:
8 to give approval, especially by voting:
The motion/proposal/resolution/bill was carried by 210 votes to 160.
9 (of a newspaper or radio or television broadcast) to contain particular information:
This morning's newspapers all carry the same story on their front page.
10 to be able to reach or travel a particular distance:
11 to develop or continue something:
Lenin carried Marx's ideas a stage further by putting them into practice.
If we carry this argument to its logical conclusion, we realize that further investment is not a good idea.
She carries tidiness to extremes/to its limits (= she is too tidy).
We must end here, but we can carry today's discussion forward at our next meeting.
He always carries his jokes too far (= he continues making jokes when he should have stopped).
12 to move your body in a particular way:
13 to put a number into another column when doing addition
15 in American football, to carry the ball forward across the field, gaining an advantage for your team:
Will you be able to carry all the shopping back home on your bike?
Water slopped out of the bucket as he carried it up the stairs.
They carried the wounded from the battlefield.
I don't usually carry much cash with me.
He needed 100 stitches and still carries scars all over his body.