ALL meanings of carry off
car·ry off
C c - phrasal verb carry off If you carry something off, you do it successfully. 3
- phrasal verb carry off If you carry off a prize or a trophy, you win it. 3
- verb carry off to remove forcefully 3
- verb carry off to win 3
- verb carry off to manage or handle (a situation) successfully 3
- verb carry off to cause to die 3
- noun carry off to kill 3
- noun carry off to win (a prize, honors, etc.) 3
- noun carry off to handle (a delicate situation), esp. with success 3
- verb with object carry off 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 off to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
- verb with object carry off to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1
- verb with object carry off to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch. 1
- verb with object carry off to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody). 1
- verb with object carry off to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high. 1
- verb with object carry off to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum. 1
- verb with object carry off to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns. 1
- verb with object carry off to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill). 1
- verb with object carry off to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district). 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc. 1
- verb with object carry off to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another. 1
- verb with object carry off Commerce. to keep on hand or in stock. to keep on the account books. 1
- verb with object carry off to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off 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 off Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke. 1
- verb with object carry off 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 off Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent). 1
- verb with object carry off (in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one. 1
- verb with object carry off to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch. 1
- verb without object carry off to act as a bearer or conductor. 1
- verb without object carry off to have or exert propelling force. 1
- verb without object carry off to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: My voice carries farther than his. 1
- verb without object carry off (of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner while in action: The horse carries well. 1
- noun plural carry off range, as of a gun. 1
- noun plural carry off Golf. the distance a stroked ball travels. 1
- noun plural carry off land that separates navigable waters and over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage. 1
- noun plural carry off a carrying. 1
- idioms carry off carry all before one, to be highly successful: In his academic and social life he carried all before him. 1
- idioms carry off carry a tune, to sing a melody accurately or on key. 1
- idioms carry off carry it off, Informal. to succeed in an action, endeavor, or scheme. 1