Definition

• v. t. - To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.
• v. t. - To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
• v. t. - To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
• v. t. - To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
• v. t. - To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
• v. t. - To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election.