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ALL meanings of carry away

car·ry a·way
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  • verb carry away to remove forcefully 3
  • verb carry away to cause (a person) to lose self-control 3
  • verb carry away to delight or enrapture 3
  • transitivephrasal verb carry away tide: sweep off 1
  • verb with object carry away to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 1
  • verb with object carry away to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
  • verb with object carry away to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
  • verb with object carry away to serve as an agency or medium for the transmission of: The wind carried the sound. He carried the message to me. 1
  • verb with object carry away to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1
  • verb with object carry away to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins. 1
  • verb with object carry away to put ahead to a subsequent time, page, etc., or to a higher authority; continue or transfer: to carry a case to a higher court; to carry a footnote to a new page. 1
  • verb with object carry away to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch. 1
  • verb with object carry away to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody). 1
  • verb with object carry away to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high. 1
  • verb with object carry away to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum. 1
  • verb with object carry away to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns. 1
  • verb with object carry away to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill). 1
  • verb with object carry away to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district). 1
  • verb with object carry away to extend or continue in a given direction or to a certain point: to carry the war into enemy territory. 1
  • verb with object carry away to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc. 1
  • verb with object carry away to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him. 1
  • verb with object carry away to bear the major burden of (a group, performance, etc.) by superior talent, determination, etc.: The star carried the whole play. 1
  • verb with object carry away to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house. 1
  • verb with object carry away to have as an attribute, property, consequence, etc.; presume or entail: Violation carries a penalty of five years in prison. 1
  • verb with object carry away to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another. 1
  • verb with object carry away Commerce. to keep on hand or in stock. to keep on the account books. 1
  • verb with object carry away to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn. 1
  • verb with object carry away to sustain or support: Our grain supply will carry the cattle through the winter. This money will carry us for about a week. 1
  • verb with object carry away to be enrolled for or to undertake as an amount of work: New students are advised not to carry more than 16 credits. 1
  • verb with object carry away Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke. 1
  • verb with object carry away Ice Hockey. to cause (a puck) to move forward along the ice and in one's control by a series of light, short taps with the stick. 1
  • verb with object carry away Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent). 1
  • verb with object carry away (in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one. 1
  • verb with object carry away to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch. 1
  • verb without object carry away to act as a bearer or conductor. 1
  • verb without object carry away to have or exert propelling force. 1
  • verb without object carry away to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: My voice carries farther than his. 1
  • verb without object carry away (of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner while in action: The horse carries well. 1
  • noun plural carry away range, as of a gun. 1
  • noun plural carry away Golf. the distance a stroked ball travels. 1
  • noun plural carry away land that separates navigable waters and over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage. 1
  • noun plural carry away a carrying. 1
  • idioms carry away carry all before one, to be highly successful: In his academic and social life he carried all before him. 1
  • idioms carry away carry a tune, to sing a melody accurately or on key. 1
  • idioms carry away carry it off, Informal. to succeed in an action, endeavor, or scheme. 1
  • idioms carry away carry the can. can2 (def 16). 1
  • idioms carry away carry the day, to win the contest or be triumphant; prevail. The Republicans carried the day. 1
  • idioms carry away carry too far, to exceed the limits of; go to excess with: She is carrying her crusading too far. 1
  • verb carry away (Transitive Verb) (nautical, of a mast or rigging) To break under sudden pressure of violent wind. 0
  • verb carry away (Transitive Verb) To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude. 0
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