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- [hand kar-ee]
- /hænd ˈkær i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand kar-ee]
- /hænd ˈkær i/
Definition of hand-carry word
- verb with object hand-carry to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president. 1
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Parts of speech for Hand-carry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand-carry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hand-carry
verb hand-carry
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
Antonyms for hand-carry
verb hand-carry
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
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