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  • 41carry — v. & n. v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. support or hold up, esp. while moving. 2 tr. convey with one from one place to another. 3 tr. have on one s person (carry a watch). 4 tr. conduct or transmit (pipe carries water; wire carries electric current). 5 tr.… …

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  • 42carry — [[t]kæ̱ri[/t]] ♦ carries, carrying, carried 1) VERB If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. [V n] He was carrying a briefcase... [V n prep/adv] He carried the plate through to the dining room …

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  • 43carry — I. verb (carried; carrying) Etymology: Middle English carien, from Anglo French carier to transport, from carre vehicle, from Latin carrus more at car Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move while supporting ; transport …

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  • 44carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another.     ↘have on one s person wherever one goes.     ↘conduct; transmit.     ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of …

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  • 45carry — car•ry [[t]ˈkær i[/t]] v. ried, ry•ing, 1) to move while supporting or holding; take from one place to another; transport: to carry groceries home[/ex] 2) to wear, hold, or have around one: to carry a cane[/ex] 3) to contain or be capable of… …

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  • 46Carry — Related:net financing cost. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT to move goods or passengers from one place to another: • Airlines carried 262 million passengers on… …

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  • 47carry — Related: net financing cost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The interest cost of financing securities held. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT …

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  • 48carry — [c]/ˈkæri / (say karee) verb (carried, carrying) –verb (t) 1. to convey from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, pocket, hand, etc. 2. to transmit or transfer in any manner; take or bring: the wind carries sounds; she carries her audience… …

  • 49carry on — phrasal verb Word forms carry on : present tense I/you/we/they carry on he/she/it carries on present participle carrying on past tense carried on past participle carried on 1) carry on something [intransitive/transitive] to continue doing… …

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  • 50carry*/*/*/ — [ˈkæri] verb 1) [T] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere Do you mind carrying this box for me?[/ex] Sarah carried her cup of coffee back to her desk.[/ex] Luke was carrying the boy on his… …

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