carry

verb [I or T] (TRANSPORT)

/ˈkær.i/

/ˈker-/

Definition

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A1 to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it or them from one place to another: Would you like me to carry your bag for you? She carried her tired child upstairs to bed. These books are too heavy for me to carry. We only had a small suitcase, so we were able to carry it onto the plane. Robson injured his leg in the second half of the match and had to be carried off. Thieves broke the shop window and carried off (= removed) jewellery worth thousands of pounds.Transferring and transporting objects B2 to move someone or something from one place to another: The bus that was involved in the accident was carrying children to school. The Brooklyn Bridge carries traffic across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Police think that the body was carried down the river (= was transported by the flow of the river). Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city. Rubbish left on the beach during the day is carried away (= removed) at night by the tide.Transferring and transporting objects

(Definition of carry verb (TRANSPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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