Carry

kar′i, v.t. to convey or bear: to lead or transport: to take by force: to effect: to behave or demean: (of money) to be sufficient for a certain purpose: to gain the election of a candidate: to get a bill pa ed by a majority.— v.i. (of a gun, .) to reach, indicating the range of its shot:— pr.p. carr′ying; pa.p. carr′ied. — n. the distance a golf-ball goes when struck till it touches the ground: range: the portage of a boat: land acro which a boat has to be carried between one navigable stream and another: the position of 'carry arms,' .: ( prov. ) the sky, cloud-drift.— ns. Carr′ier , one who carries, esp. for hire; Carr′y-all , a light, four-wheeled, one-horsed carriage; Carr′ying , the act of one who carries; Carr′y-tale ( Shak. ), a tale-bearer.— Carry all before one , to bear down all obstacles; Carry away , to carry off: to excite the feelings: to transport; Carry off , to cause the death of: to gain, to win, as a prize: to cause to pa muster, to make to pa by a urance or di imulation; Carry on , to promote: to continue: to behave in a certain fashion (a term of mild reprobation); Carry one's point , to overrule objections in favour of one's plan; Carry out , to accomplish fully: to carry out for burial; Carry out one's bat ( cricket ), to leave the wickets without having been put out; Carry over , to induce to join the other party; Carry the day , or Carry it , to be succe ful: to win the day; Carry through , to succeed in accomplishing; Carry too far , to exceed reasonable limits; Carry up , to continue a building to a certain height: to trace back; Carry weight , to po e authority: to have force.— Be carried , to be highly excited: to have the head turned. [O. Fr. carier ,—Low L. carricāre , to cart—L. carr us , a car.]