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to carry

to carry

87 4.8
Win a vote, contest, or battle
  • verb
  • /ˈkæri/
: ganar
  • Secondly, that reason does not always carry the day in politics.
  • carry the day

Secondly, that reason does not always carry the day in politics.

Examples

  • Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in ...

    Academic text (2017)
  • The first order of business was a motion to form a permanent organization, which carried unanimously.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And he said it carried the day.

  • In the last election, his campaign managed to carry the popular vote by a significant margin.

  • The team's strong performance in the finals helped them carry the championship title.

  • Despite the challenges, the initiative carried a lot of support from the community.

Synonyms

to win
vsto carry
∞ 1.0

To beat others in a contest or game

is used also for securing votes, success in battles or formal decisions
to carry off
vsto carry
7 5.3

To do something difficult successfully and with skill

focuses on securing victory in votes, contests, or battles rather than personal feats

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

Idioms

To sing in tune without going off-key

7 9.9

To support someone and do things for them without asking questions

to carry a torch
  • Informal
5 7.7

Have strong feelings of love for someone who does not love you back

1 7.4

To take on responsibility as the next leader

To do important work well when other people depend on you

To sing very badly and out of tune

1 7.9

To accept blame or responsibility that others refuse

To do something not needed because there is already plenty of it

To sing a note correctly and stay in tune

To be unable to sing in tune

To behave in a calm, proud way when facing difficulty

To do as much work as the others in a group

Phrasal Verbs

442 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

285 2.7

To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult

129 3.5

To move people or things away, sometimes because of strong feeling

to carry on
  • Informal
36 4.2

To behave in a silly or noisy way that annoys people

To have influence with people or in a situation

Continue doing something after a pause or interruption

To help someone get out of a dangerous or very difficult situation

25 3.5

To move something from one time or situation to a later one

24 4.4

To take a person to another place or to move someone's feelings suddenly

Finish something successfully when it is difficult

to carry to term
  • Specialized
15 4.4

To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born

7 5.3

To do something difficult successfully and with skill

to carry forward
  • Specialized
5 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

4 8.5

Support or defend someone in a group, often without getting anything

3 4.6

Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished

1 8.2

To kill many people or animals

1 5.7

To do small, simple tasks or errands for someone in charge

A voice or sound that can be heard clearly at a distance

to carry back
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Subtract a loss or unused tax credit from the previous year's taxable income to reduce tax for that year

to carry over
  • Specialized
1 4.6

To keep unsold goods from one season to sell in the next

1 7.8

Have problems from the past that still affect your feelings or actions

Compounds

32 2.3

A small bag a passenger can take onto an airplane

Selling goods that customers must pay for in cash and carry away themselves

fireman's carry
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A way of carrying a person over your shoulders to move them quickly

carry-over
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation

carry-forward
  • Specialized
1 7.3

An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period

carry-over
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Profit left in a company after paying dividends and putting money aside

6.6

A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores

fetch-and-carry task
  • Specialized
7.2

A robot action to pick up an object and carry it to a place

How Decisive

to trounce
18 7.5
to crush
276 4.7
to defeat
704 2.1
to secure
479 3.9
to carry
87 4.8
to win
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

carry infinitive
carried past
carried past participle
carrying present participle
carries third person singular

Etymology

Carry was used in old battle language for taking a place by force, like bringing your men to a wall and moving in, so to 'carry' a city or post is to win it. So, when you 'carry' a vote or a battle, you have achieved victory.