CARRY
What does "CARRY" mean?
To hold and move something from one place to another.
Meanings
- To support and transport something while moving. She carried the groceries up three flights of stairs.
- To have or hold (a quality, consequence, or meaning). The crime carries a heavy sentence.
- To support the weight of, or to bear responsibility for a group's success. He practically carried the whole team that season. informal
- To transfer a digit to the next column when adding numbers. Add the units, then carry the one. technical
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman 'carier' ('to transport in a vehicle'), from Late Latin 'carricare' ('to load a wagon'), from Latin 'carrus' ('a wheeled vehicle'); the same root behind 'cargo', 'car', and 'charge'.
Remember it
CARRY has two R's because it's heavy - it takes a double effort to carry a load.
A little poem
Two arms, one box, four floors-
and the thing you really lift
is the day, again, for someone.
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Wordplay
- I told the math teacher I couldn't carry the one. She said join the club - we all carry something we'd rather set down.
What it teaches
What you can carry says less about your strength than how long you keep walking with it.
Quick facts
What does CARRY mean?
To hold and move something from one place to another.
Is CARRY a valid word?
Yes — CARRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CARRY?
CARRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CARRY come from?
From Anglo-Norman 'carier' ('to transport in a vehicle'), from Late Latin 'carricare' ('to load a wagon'), from Latin 'carrus' ('a wheeled vehicle'); the same root behind 'cargo', 'car', and 'charge'.
What can CARRY teach us?
What you can carry says less about your strength than how long you keep walking with it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.