All Definitions for Carries
Below are all the dictionary definitions of carries:
1To lift (something) and take it to another place
2To transport (something) by lifting.
3To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
4To convey by extension or continuance
5To extend.
6To lead or guide.
7To stock or supply (something)
8To have in store.
9To adopt (something)
10Take (something) over.
11To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
12In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
13To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
14To be transmitted
15To travel.
16To insult, to diss.
17To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
18To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
19For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
20To have on one’s person.
21To be pregnant (with).
22To have propulsive power
23To propel.
24To hold the head
25Said of a horse.
26To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
27To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
28To succeed in (e.g. a contest)
29To succeed in
30To win.
31To contain
32To comprise
33Have a particular aspect
34To show or exhibit
35To bear (oneself)
36To behave or conduct.
37To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
38To have a weapon on one's person
39To be armed.
40(transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
41To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
42To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
43A manner of transporting or lifting something
44The grip or position in which something is carried.
45A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water
46A portage.
47The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
48The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
49The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
50Carried interest.
51The sky
52Cloud-drift.
53To move
54To convey using force
55To get possession of by force
56To capture.
57A surname.
About synonyms for carries
Finding the right synonym for carries helps writers avoid repetition and add precision to their work. Defined as "To lift (something) and take it to another place", carries has 0 alternatives that can fit different contexts and tones.
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