Definition of carry

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Carry (v. t.) To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election..

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Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Aspic :: Aspic (n.) A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.
Kneebrush :: Kneebrush (n.) A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural..
Carry :: Carry (v. i.) To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry..
Primum Mobile :: Primum mobile () In the Ptolemaic system, the outermost of the revolving concentric spheres constituting the universe, the motion of which was supposed to carry with it all the inclosed spheres with their planets in a daily revolution from east to west. See Crystalline heavens, under Crystalline..
Blood :: Blood (n.) The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial..
Settee :: Settee (n.) A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear..
Lintel :: Lintel (n.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. t.) To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets..
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
Whiff :: Whiff (v. t.) To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away..
Chair :: Chair (v. t.) To carry publicly in a chair in triumph.
Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt..
Staffier :: Staff (n.) Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper..
Hopper :: Hopper (n.) A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to sea, so constructed as to discharge its load by a mechanical contrivance; -- called also dumping scow..
Militiate :: Militiate (v. i.) To carry on, or prepare for, war..
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election..
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
Bagworm :: Bagworm (n.) One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm..
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