carry

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkæɹ.i/]

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Senses

1. carry (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Example: "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

2. carry (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

Example: to carry the war from Greece into Asia

3. carry (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

Example: The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.

4. carry (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.

Example: Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don’t tire too quickly.

5. carry (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.

Example: Undrowned, unducked, as safe from the perils of the broad lake as we had come out of the defiles of the rapids, we landed at the carry below the dam at the lake’s outlet.

6. carry (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.

Example: On paper, simply add the carry to the next addition; that is, $B2 + $9C + 1. That’s fine for paper, but how is it done by computer?

Structure of the word

Roots:

ḱers (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Roots: ḱers

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