to carry
- verb
- /ˈkæri/
- Now I have no doubts whatsoever that you'll carry the ball for us?
- carry the ball
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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 move a ball forward by touching it again and again, like in basketball
To carry something heavy or awkward
To throw something forward through the air
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
To do something not needed because there is already plenty of it
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
A way of carrying a person over your shoulders to move them quickly
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Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
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An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period
- Specialized
Profit left in a company after paying dividends and putting money aside
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.