ALL meanings of carry out
car·ry out
C c - phrasal verb carry out If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it. 3
- verb carry out to perform or cause to be implemented 3
- verb carry out to bring to completion; accomplish 3
- noun carry out alcohol bought at a pub or off-licence for consumption elsewhere 3
- noun carry out hot cooked food bought at a shop or restaurant for consumption elsewhere 3
- noun carry out a shop or restaurant that sells such food 3
- noun carry out (as modifier) 3
- modifier carry out of, relating to, or selling hot cooked food for consumption outside the place of purchase 3
- noun carry out to put (plans, instructions, etc.) into practice 3
- noun carry out to get done; bring to completion; accomplish 3
- verb with object carry out 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 out to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
- verb with object carry out to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1
- verb with object carry out to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch. 1
- verb with object carry out to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody). 1
- verb with object carry out to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high. 1
- transitivephrasal verb carry out perform, conduct 1
- verb with object carry out to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum. 1
- transitivephrasal verb carry out bring to fruition 1
- verb with object carry out to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns. 1
- transitive verb+adverb carry out food: take away 1
- verb with object carry out to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill). 1
- verb with object carry out to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district). 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc. 1
- verb with object carry out to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another. 1
- verb with object carry out Commerce. to keep on hand or in stock. to keep on the account books. 1
- verb with object carry out to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out 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 out Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke. 1
- verb with object carry out 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 out Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent). 1
- verb with object carry out (in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one. 1
- verb with object carry out to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch. 1
- verb without object carry out to act as a bearer or conductor. 1
- verb without object carry out to have or exert propelling force. 1
- verb without object carry out to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: My voice carries farther than his. 1
- verb without object carry out (of a horse) to bear the head in a particular manner while in action: The horse carries well. 1
- noun plural carry out range, as of a gun. 1
- noun plural carry out Golf. the distance a stroked ball travels. 1
- noun plural carry out land that separates navigable waters and over which a canoe or boat must be carried; portage. 1