Transport to higher
To carry up is to transport something to a higher level or floor: Can you help me carry up these boxes to the attic?
The phrase is straightforward—carry provides the action, up provides the direction.
It contrasts with carry down and appears in contexts involving stairs, hills, or any upward movement.
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Transport to higher
To carry up is to transport something to a higher level or floor: Can you help me carry up these boxes to the attic?
The phrase is straightforward—carry provides the action, up provides the direction.
It contrasts with carry down and appears in contexts involving stairs, hills, or any upward movement.
Related — put up (Erect or accommodate); take up (Start doing regularly); hoist (Raise with tackle); build · lug · lift · lift up · tote · ascend · climb up · haul · haul up · schlep
vertical direction of transportcarry up ≠ bring down Cause to collapse; take down · lower · haul down · drop · let down
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