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carrying
transitive verb1: to move while supporting : transport <her legs refused to carry her further
— Ellen Glasgow>2: to convey by direct communication <carry tales about a friend>3chiefly dialect : conduct
, escort4: to influence by mental or emotional appeal : sway5: to get possession or control of : capture <carried off the prize>6: to transfer from one place (as a column) to another <carry a number in adding>7: to contain and direct the course of <the drain carries sewage>8 a: to wear or have on one's person b: to bear upon or within one <is carrying an unborn child>9 a: to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property <carry a scar> b: imply
, involve <the crime carried a heavy penalty>10: to hold or comport (as one's person) in a specified manner11: to sustain the weight or burden of <pillars carry an arch> <is carrying a full course load>12: to bear as a crop13: to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch <carry a tune>14 a: to keep in stock for sale b: to provide sustenance for <land carrying 10 head of cattle> c: to have or maintain on a list or record <carry a person on a payroll> <carried six guards on the team>15: to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of <a player capable of carrying a team> <her performance carried the play>16: to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree <carry a principle too far> <carry the wall above the eaves> <carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning>17 a: to gain victory for
; especially : to secure the adoption or passage of b: to win a majority or plurality of votes in (as a legislative body or a state)18: to present for public use or consumption <newspapers carry weather reports> <channel nine will carry the game>19 a: to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or merchandise) from one time to another b: to keep on one's books as a debtor <a merchant carries a customer>20: to hold to and follow after (as a scent)21: to hoist and maintain (a sail) in use22: to pass over (as a hazard) at a single stroke in golf <carry a bunker>23: to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surfaceintransitive verb1: to act as a bearer2 a: to reach or penetrate to a distance <voices carry well> <fly balls don't carry well in cold air> b: to convey itself to a reader or audience3: to undergo or admit of carriage in a specified way4of a hunting dog : to keep and follow the scent5: to win adoption <the motion carried by a vote of 71–25>
— carry a torch or carry the torch
1: crusade2: to be in love especially without reciprocation : cherish a longing or devotion <still carrying a torch for a former lover>
— carry the ball
: to perform or assume the chief role : bear the major portion of work or responsibility
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