carry

contain or hold; have within

“The jar carries wine”

“The canteen holds fresh water”

“This can contains water”

extend to a certain degree

“carry too far”

“She carries her ideas to the extreme”

continue or extend

“The civil war carried into the neighboring province”

“The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”

be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

“This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison”

win in an election

“The senator carried his home state”

include, as on a list

“How many people are carried on the payroll?”

have on hand

“Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

include as the content; broadcast or publicize

“We ran the ad three times”

“This paper carries a restaurant review”

“All major networks carried the press conference”

propel

“Carry the ball”

“dribble the ball”

pass on a communication

“The news was carried to every village in the province”

have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

“This new washer carries a two year guarantee”

“The loan carries a high interest rate”

“this undertaking carries many dangers”

“She carries her mother's genes”

be conveyed over a certain distance

“Her voice carries very well in this big opera house”

keep up with financial support

“The Federal Government carried the province for many years”

have or possess something abstract

“I carry her image in my mind's eye”

“I will carry the secret to my grave”

“I carry these thoughts in the back of my head”

“I carry a lot of life insurance”

be equipped with (a mast or sail)

“This boat can only carry a small sail”

win approval or support for

“Carry all before one”

“His speech did not sway the voters”

compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance

“I resent having to carry her all the time”

take further or advance

“carry a cause”

have on the surface or on the skin

“carry scars”

capture after a fight

“The troops carried the town after a brief fight”

transfer (entries) from one account book to another

transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

“put down 5 and carry 2”

pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

“the dog was taught to fetch and carry”

bear (a crop)

“this land does not carry olives”

propel or give impetus to

“The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence”

drink alcohol without showing ill effects

“He can hold his liquor”

“he had drunk more than he could carry”

be able to feed

“This land will carry ten cows to the acre”

have a certain range

“This rifle carries for 3,000 feet”

cover a certain distance or advance beyond

“The drive carried to the green”

secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

“The motion carried easily”

be successful in

“She lost the game but carried the match”

sing or play against other voices or parts

“He cannot carry a tune”

be pregnant with

“She is bearing his child”

“They are expecting another child in January”

“I am carrying his child”

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

“You should act like an adult”

“Don't behave like a fool”

“What makes her do this way?”

“The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people”