to carry
- verb
- /ˈkæri/
- Now I have no doubts whatsoever that you'll carry the ball for us?
- carry the ball
And so a slight breeze will just carry the ball to a different place.
- And so a slight breeze will just carry the ball to a different place.
Examples
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And so a slight breeze will just carry the ball to a different place.
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During the rugby match, he managed to carry the ball all the way to the try line.
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All we have to do is carry that ball over that thing.
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During play, any player may carry the ball, kick it, pass it backwards, or score.
Academic text (2002) -
You're, um, not carrying enough speed into turn four.
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Moodie completed the hat trick at 7:52 after Rodrigues carried the puck up the right side.
Blog text (10) -
In soccer, players must be careful not to carry the ball for too long without passing.
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The quarterback can carry the football to advance it down the field when necessary.
Synonyms
Move someone or something to another place
To try to score by sending a ball toward the goal
To push something so it moves forward
To hit a ball hard to make it go far
To throw something forward through the air
To carry something heavy or awkward
To move a ball forward by touching it again and again, like in basketball
To take people or things from one place to another
To move a ball forward with small controlled touches
Idioms
- Informal
To support someone and do things for them without asking questions
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born
- Specialized
To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used
- Informal
Support or defend someone in a group, often without getting anything
- Specialized
Subtract a loss or unused tax credit from the previous year's taxable income to reduce tax for that year
- Informal
Have problems from the past that still affect your feelings or actions
Compounds
- Specialized
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
- Specialized
A way of carrying a person over your shoulders to move them quickly
- Specialized
An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carry began as moving things a distance, and in sports it keeps that meaning: to carry a ball is to move it forward a certain distance. So, when a drive 'carries' the required distance, it travels that far.