ALL meanings of carry on
car·ry on
C c - phrasal verb carry on If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it. 3
- phrasal verb carry on If you carry on an activity, you do it or take part in it for a period of time. 3
- phrasal verb carry on If you say that someone is carrying on, you are irritated with them because they are talking very excitedly and saying a lot of unnecessary things. 3
- phrasal verb carry on If you say that someone is carrying on with someone else, you mean that they are having a sexual relationship and you do not approve of this, usually because one or both of them is married. 3
- adjective carry on Carry-on baggage or luggage is the bags that you take inside an aeroplane with you. 3
- verb carry on to continue or persevere 3
- verb carry on to manage or conduct 3
- verb carry on to have an affair 3
- verb carry on to cause a fuss or commotion 3
- noun carry on a fuss or commotion 3
- adjective carry on (of luggage) to be taken inside an aircraft by hand personally by a passenger 3
- noun carry on to engage in; conduct 3
- noun carry on to go on (with); continue as before, esp. in the face of difficulties 3
- noun carry on to behave in a wild, extravagant, or childish way 3
- noun carry on to engage in an illicit love affair 3
- adjective carry on designating lightweight luggage designed to be carried onto an airplane by a passenger, esp. if small enough to fit under an airplane seat or in an overhead compartment 3
- noun carry on such a piece of luggage 3
- adjective carry on of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane: carry-on luggage. 1
- noun carry on a piece of carry-on luggage. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
- verb with object carry on to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1
- verb with object carry on to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch. 1
- verb with object carry on to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody). 1
- verb with object carry on to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high. 1
- verb with object carry on to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum. 1
- verb with object carry on to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns. 1
- verb with object carry on to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill). 1
- verb with object carry on to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district). 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc. 1
- verb with object carry on to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another. 1
- verb with object carry on Commerce. to keep on hand or in stock. to keep on the account books. 1
- verb with object carry on to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on 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 on Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke. 1
- verb with object carry on 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 on Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent). 1
- verb with object carry on (in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one. 1
- verb with object carry on to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch. 1
- verb without object carry on to act as a bearer or conductor. 1