carry

verb

ˈker-ē How to pronounce carry (audio)
Definition of carrynext
1
as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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2
as in to pack
to wear or have on one's person I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

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3
as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

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4
as in to include
to have as part of a whole the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

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5
as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for erected a trellis to carry the vine

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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort carried off the award for best picture of the year

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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

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Recent Examples of carry Georgia car dealer Albert Luce designed it to carry cement workers, then marketed it to schools when the company turned it down. — Jeff McMurray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The all-black look was completed with custom Miss Z pumps from Louboutin, carrying the arachnid theme down to her feet with a mesh spider-web design and 3D spider adornments. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The Coppola family continues to visit every year for extended periods of time—daughter Sofia has her own house on the property next to her father’s villa—and Turtle Inn still carries the personability of a family home. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, carrying 102 Pilgrims seeking a new life of religious freedom. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
  1. haul
  2. pack
  3. offer
  4. include
  5. sustain
  6. earn
  7. behave
  8. transport
Verb
  • More than 200 walruses were hauled out on the beach, grunting and groaning, wriggling and jostling for position.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beckham lunged and tried to haul it in, but the ball bobbled incomplete.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of haul
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  • Available in 12 colors, these jeans pack a ton of versatility.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • High-Protein Nuts and Seeds Nuts and seeds are packed with protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pack
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  • Sweet Stack offers a variety of flavors, including plain, strawberry, mango, lemon, thai tea and brown sugar.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg, a Democrat, said Uthmeier likely wasn’t called to testify because the grand jury didn’t want to offer him immunity.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of offer
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  • Chinese manufacturers have expanded from areas including etching and deposition into ion implantation, inspection and metrology, according to Goldman.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, the career money list only includes official prize money.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of include
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  • For over two decades, Blue Origin has been largely Bezos's personal space dream, sustained mainly by his private wealth.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The second driver was hospitalized with injuries sustained in the collision.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustain
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  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of earn
Verb
  • Search for jet quenching Previous experiments suggest that a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, even as temperatures remained extremely high, matter did not behave like gas but instead like liquid with very low viscosity.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The denim industry does not necessarily need another product that behaves exactly like PP.
    — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of behave
Verb
  • Wolf sets out to recover the items needed for a ritual that will transport him to the Divine Dragon’s abode.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And soon Scotty’s got a new task, too, after A’Sha transports him to a Jeffries tube to get the pod ready.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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