Carries
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Carries
noun
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
"Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly."
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
"The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum."
- The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
verb
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
"to carry an account to the ledger"
- To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
"The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof. They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials."
- To move; to convey using force
- To lead or guide.
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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