carry
verb [T] (KEEP IN OPERATION) /ˈkær.i/
/ˈker-/ Definition
› to support, keep in operation, or make a success: We can no longer afford to carry people who don't work as hard as they should. Luckily they had a very strong actor in the main part and he managed to carry the whole play (= make a success of it through his own performance).Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting
(Definition of carry verb (KEEP IN OPERATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -backed suffix (SUPPORTED)
- bang/beat the drum idiom
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- buttress verb
- countenance verb
- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- favour verb
- fight your corner idiom
- recommend verb
- right behind sb idiom
- speak up for sb/sth phrasal verb
- sponsor verb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- stick together phrasal verb
- subscribe to sth phrasal verb
- supportive adjective
- sustain verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathize verb (SUPPORT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth idiom
- word noun (TALKING)
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