carry
Move while holding
Carry shares core ideas with another frequent verb, bring.
When used literally, the subject of carry is a person or thing that is capable of holding or transporting an object, and the object so held would probably not be moving on its own: Ask the porter to carry your bags to the car.
When used figuratively, carry includes the idea of accompaniment that may also be present with bring: a crime that carries the death penalty.
Without a direct object, carry may include the idea of succeed or pass: the motion carried on a vote of 23-7.
Maintain or confirm officially
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- maintainKeep in condition
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
prop · buttress · brace · reinforce · shoulder · undergird · pillar · foundation
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- loadCarried weight or burden
luggage · baggage · portage · lug · tote · schlep · ferry · convey
To distribute widely
- passMove beyond or decline
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- infectTransmit pathogens to
- contagionDisease spread by contact
vector · airborne · transmit · propagate · disseminate · communicate · relay · broadcast
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- responsibilityState of being answerable
obligation · onus · hardship · yoke · albatross · millstone · cross · liability
Rocking bed for infants
- holdMaintain in grasp
- embraceHold closely in arms
- swaddleWrap infant tightly
- rockSolid earthen material
nestle · cuddle · infant · toddler · piggyback · sling · baby · maternal
Move beyond or decline
Space between two points
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- reachExtend to touch
- extentRange or magnitude
- trajectoryPath of moving object
arc · loft · throw · shot · voice · sound · audibility · resonance
Transfer for payment
- offerProposal to provide
- supplyFurnish or stock
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
retail · shelve · distribute · brand · product · vendor · assortment · selection
uphold
Maintain or confirm officially
bolster · prop · buttress · brace · reinforce · shoulder · undergird · pillar · foundation · backbone
freight
Goods being transported
load · luggage · baggage · portage · lug · tote · schlep · ferry · convey · move
spread
To distribute widely
contagion · vector · airborne · transmit · propagate · disseminate · communicate · relay · broadcast · disease
weight
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
responsibility · obligation · onus · hardship · yoke · albatross · millstone · cross · liability · baggage
cradle
Rocking bed for infants
rock · nestle · cuddle · infant · toddler · piggyback · sling · baby · maternal · paternal
pass
Move beyond or decline
succeed · vote · motion · resolution · majority · ratify · enact
distance
Space between two points
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- reachExtend to touch
- extentRange or magnitude
trajectory · arc · loft · throw · shot · voice · sound · audibility · resonance
sell
Transfer for payment
- offerProposal to provide
- supplyFurnish or stock
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
inventory · retail · shelve · distribute · brand · product · vendor · assortment · selection
hold
Maintain in grasp
- storeRetail establishment
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
- fitProper or healthy
house · pocket · pouch · holster · vessel · capacity · compartment · storage
remainder
What's left over
- digitSingle numeric character
- regroupReassemble after dispersal
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
column · sum · calculate · borrow · place value