verb

carry

/ˈkɜ.ri/

carry

VERB

Definition of carry

1

If you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.

Example: Let me carry those bags in for you.

1

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.

2

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.

3

If moving water or air carries something, it moves it.

Example: The river carried the leaves under the bridge.

4

If you carry something, you usually have it with you.

Example: Sorry, I don't carry a watch.

carry

EXAMPLES

Examples of carry

1

Let me carry those bags in for you.

Example sentence
2

We walked through the trees, picked some apples, and carried them to the water.

Example sentence
3

A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.

Example sentence
4

As the ship carried her across the sea, she studied the map of Europe.

Example sentence
5

The main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.

Example sentence

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