Sunday, December 19, 2010

carry

Carry
take with you 1.to support the weight of sb/sth and take them or it from place to place; He was carrying a suitcase. She carried her baby in her arms. The injured were carried away on stretchers. a train carrying computer to work.
2.to have sth with you and take it wherever you go: Police in many countries carry guns. I never carry much money on me.
pipes / wires 3. to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc.: a pipeline carrying oil. The veins carry blood to the heart.
disease 4. if a person, an insect, etc. carries a disease, they are infected with it and might spread it to others although they might not become sick themselves: Ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans.
remember 5. -sth in your head/mind to be able to remember sth
support weight 6. to support the weight of sth: a road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic.
resposibility 7. to accept responsibility for sth; to suffer the rusults of sth: He is carrying the department(= it is only working because of his efforts.) Their group was targeted to carry the burden of job losses.
Have has quality/feature 8 to have sth as a qulity or feature:Her speech carried the ring of authority. My views don't carry much weight with(=have much influenced on) the boss. Each bike carries a ten -year guarantee.
9.to have sth as a result : Crimes of violence carry heavy penalties. Each combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injure
of throw/kick 10. if sth that is thrown, kicked, etc, carries a particualar distance, it travels a that distance before stopping: The fullback's kick carried 50 metres into the crowd.
of sound 11 If a sound crries, it can be heard a long distance away.
Take to place /position 12. -sht/sb to/ into sht to take sth/sb to a particular poin or in a particular direction: The war was carried into enemy territory. Her abilityes carred her to the top of here profession.
approval/support 13. to approve of sth by more people voting for it than against it: The resolution was carried by 340 votes to 210
14.to win the support or sympathy of sb; to persuade people to accept your argument: His moving speech was enough to carry the audience. She nodded in agreement,and he saw he had carried his point.
Have label 15. to have a particular label or piece of information attached: Cigarettes carry a health warning.
News story 16. if a newspaper or broadcasst carries a particular story ,it publishes or broadcast it.
Item in story 17 if a shop/store c arries a particular item,it has it for sale: We carry a range of educational software.
Baby 18 be carrying sb to be pregnant with sb: She was carrying twins.

Yourself 19 to hold or move you head or body in a particular way: to carry yourself well.
Adding number 20 to add a number to the next column on the left when add up numbers. for example when the numbers add up to more than ten.

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