carry
/ˈkɜ.ri/carry
VERBDefinition of carry
If you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.
Example: Let me carry those bags in for you.
If a vehicle carries people or things, it moves them from one place to another.
Example: A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.
If a path, such as a river bed, a wire, or a hose carries something somewhere, the thing travels along the path.
Example: The main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.
If moving water or air carries something, it moves it.
Example: The river carried the leaves under the bridge.
If you carry something, you usually have it with you.
Example: Sorry, I don't carry a watch.
carry
EXAMPLESExamples of carry
Let me carry those bags in for you.
Example sentenceWe walked through the trees, picked some apples, and carried them to the water.
Example sentenceA plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.
Example sentenceAs the ship carried her across the sea, she studied the map of Europe.
Example sentenceThe main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.
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