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carry

verb
  1. To move while supporting: bear, convey, lug2, transport. Informal: tote. Slang: schlep. See over
  2. To cause to come along with oneself: bear, bring, convey, fetch, take, transport. See accompanied
  3. To serve as a conduit: channel, conduct, convey, transmit. See allow
  4. To make known: break, communicate, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit. See knowledge
  5. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: communicate, convey, give, pass, spread, transmit. See move
  6. To hold up: bear, support, sustain. See over
  7. To sustain the weight of: bear, hold, support, uphold. See support
  8. To hold on one's person: bear, have, possess. Informal: pack. See owned
  9. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, act, bear, behave, comport, demean1, deport, do, quit. See be
  10. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance: extend, go, lead, reach, run, stretch. See reach
  11. To be accepted or approved: clear, pass. See accept
  12. To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form: bear, display, exhibit, have, possess. See show
  13. To have as an accompaniment, a condition, or a consequence: entail, involve. See start
  14. To have for sale: keep, stock. See keep
phrasal verb

carry away
To move or excite greatly: electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport. Slang: send. See excite
phrasal verb

carry off
To cause the death of: cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill1, slay. Slang: waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help
phrasal verb

carry on
  1. To control the course of (an activity): conduct, direct, manage, operate, run, steer. See over
  2. To involve oneself in (an activity): engage, have, indulge, partake, participate. Idiom: take part. See participate
  3. To engage in (a war or campaign, for example): carry out, conduct, wage. See do
  4. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: go on, hang on, keep on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up. See continue
  5. To show enthusiasm: rave, rhapsodize. See feelings
  6. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, misbehave. Informal: cut up, horse around. See good
phrasal verb

carry out
  1. To oversee the provision or execution of: administer, administrate, dispense, execute. See over
  2. To engage in (a war or campaign, for example): carry on, conduct, wage. See do
  3. To compel observance of: effect, enforce, execute, implement, invoke. Idioms: put in force, put into action. See obligation, over
  4. To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, comply, conform, follow, keep, mind, obey, observe. Idiom: toe the line (or mark). See accept, same
  5. To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: bring off, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute, put through. Informal: swing. See do
phrasal verb

carry through
To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: bring off, carry out, effect, effectuate, execute, put through. Informal: swing. See do