carried
Held while moving
Carried is the past tense of carry—to transport something from one place to another: She carried the groceries inside.
Beyond physical transport, carried extends to bearing responsibility (He carried the weight of the family), winning (The motion carried), reaching (His voice carried across the room), or sustaining (The melody carried the song).
To get carried away is to lose restraint through enthusiasm or emotion.
Cleaned with bristles
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- movedChanged location or felt
- transportedMoved between locations
stirred · touched · seized · gripped · captivated · entranced · rapture · passion
Transferred or expressed
- movedChanged location or felt
- ferriedTransported by boat
- shippedSent to a destination
- deliveredBrought to recipient
transferred · hauled · trucked · airlifted · carted · ported · freighted · couriered
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- bearingPosture or orientation
- shoulderedBore responsibility for
- hauledTransported with effort
lugged · schlepped · portage · burdened · laden · encumbered · weighted · overburdened
To distribute widely
- passedWent beyond or succeeded
- conveyedTransferred or expressed
- communicatedTransmitted information to another
- infectedInvaded by pathogens
contagious · airborne · vector · transmission · propagated · disseminated · circulated · transferred
Kept in grasp
- sustainedKept up continuously
- proppedHeld in position
- bracedSteadied against force
- cradledHeld protectively and gently
upheld · bolstered · maintained · buoyed · secured · balanced · steadied · piggyback
Went beyond or succeeded
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- adoptedMade legally one's own
- prevailedProved stronger ultimately
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
voted · ratified · enacted · secured · won · triumphed · landslide · majority
Went on without stopping
- sustainedKept up continuously
- prolongedMade to last longer
- maintainedKept in condition
- persistedContinued despite difficulty
extended · proceeded · advanced · progressed · perpetuated · upheld · preserved
swept
Cleaned with bristles
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- movedChanged location or felt
transported · stirred · touched · seized · gripped · captivated · entranced · rapture · passion · fervor
conveyed
Transferred or expressed
delivered · transferred · hauled · trucked · airlifted · carted · ported · freighted · couriered · shuttled
load
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- bearingPosture or orientation
- shoulderedBore responsibility for
hauled · lugged · schlepped · portage · burdened · laden · encumbered · weighted · overburdened · strapped
spread
To distribute widely
- passedWent beyond or succeeded
- conveyedTransferred or expressed
- communicatedTransmitted information to another
infected · contagious · airborne · vector · transmission · propagated · disseminated · circulated · transferred · relayed
held
Kept in grasp
cradled · upheld · bolstered · maintained · buoyed · secured · balanced · steadied · piggyback
passed
Went beyond or succeeded
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- adoptedMade legally one's own
- prevailedProved stronger ultimately
succeeded · voted · ratified · enacted · secured · won · triumphed · landslide · majority · unanimous
continued
Went on without stopping
- sustainedKept up continuously
- prolongedMade to last longer
- maintainedKept in condition
persisted · extended · proceeded · advanced · progressed · perpetuated · upheld · preserved
projected
Cast outward or forecast
broadcast · amplified · audible · rang · echoed · boomed · penetrated · volume · acoustics
carriedcensored
Suppressed from publication
blocked · banned · rejected · suppressed · pulled
carriedrejected
Refused or turned away
defeated · failed · voted down · overturned · vetoed
- carried awayLost emotional restraint
- get carried awayLose moderation through excitement
- carried outPerformed as planned
- carried onContinued doing something
- got carried awayLost self-control through excitement
- carries onContinues without stopping
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