Meaning & use
carry
To hold and move something from one place to another, or to support the weight of something.
See it in a sentence
She carried the heavy groceries up three flights of stairs without stopping.
The old bridge can no longer carry the weight of modern trucks.
A note on using this word
Carry extends figuratively to responsibility, disease, or sound, as in carry the blame or carry a tune.
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