carries

Holds and transports

Carries is the third-person singular of carry, which means to move something from one place to another while supporting it: She carries her laptop everywhere.

Beyond physical transport, carry extends to bearing weight or responsibility The job carries a lot of stress, transmitting Mosquitoes carry disease, or having as a feature The crime carries a ten-year sentence.

To carry yourself is to hold your body in a particular way.

A voice that carries travels well across distance.

transport

haul

Pull or carry laboriously

  • ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
  • shuttleShort-distance transport
  • cartVehicle for hauling

lug · tote · convey · freight · cargo · shipment · delivery · load · transfer · move

hold

bear

Large furry omnivore

  • cradleRocking bed for infants
  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
  • gripSecure manual hold

grasp · support · balance · hoist · shoulder · lift · embrace · nestle · bundle · tote

support

sustain

Keep something going continuously

  • upholdMaintain or confirm officially
  • buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
  • braceDevice providing structural stability

reinforce · prop · shore · undergird · pillar · beam · foundation · backbone · framework · bolster

communicate

convey

Communicate or transport

broadcast · transmit · signal · message · announce · report · disclose · voice · articulate · disseminate

transmit

spread

To distribute widely

pathogen · disease · virus · bacteria · transmission · contaminate · propagate · epidemic · host · outbreak

extend

reach

Extend to touch

project · range · cover · traverse · penetrate · continue · persist · permeate · pervade · radiate

win

secure

Protected from harm

claim · take · win · seize · gain · obtain · landslide · victory · triumph · elect

stock

offer

Proposal to provide

  • sellTransfer for payment
  • supplyFurnish or stock
  • featureDistinguishing quality or element

provide · merchandise · inventory · retail · wholesale · display · distribute · market · catalog · showcase

Categories
Opposites
physical transport/bearing

carriesdrops

Descends or releases

leaves · abandons · puts down · sets down · releases

transmission/conveyance of content

carriesblocks

Obstructs or sections

censors · suppresses · withholds · filters · stops

support/bearing of weight or burden

carriesdrops

Descends or releases

shirks · sheds · offloads · unburdens · dumps

Phrases
Family

carrier, carried, carriers, carriageway, carriageways

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G