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carrying

carrying

10 1.4
Suitable for holding things while you move them
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɛr.i.ɪŋ/
: transportable
  • This device comes with a durable carrying case that makes it easy to transport.

It also comes with a cool little brown carrying bag AC adapter.

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Examples

  • So as you can see, it comes with the Xbox One, a hard shell carrying case or a game case.

  • It's got this nice little handle for a carrying case, feels pretty substantial.

  • It also comes often in a carrying case like such.

  • Oh my God, the carrying case is just like a lipstick tube.

  • This is not your average everyday laptop carrying case bag, etcetera.

  • So my Ramoa carrying case has been the most trusty.

  • They come in probably the nicest carrying case I have ever seen headphones ship in.

  • So it doesn't include quite the same bells and whistles like the carrying case that comes with the Zen book.

  • And it also comes with a carrying case like a little baggy that's cute for when you're traveling.

  • The carrying bag is designed to hold several groceries without breaking.

Synonyms

transportable
vscarrying
2 3.7

Able to be moved or carried from one place to another

is made to hold or support items while they are moved
carryable
vscarrying
1 3.1

Easy to carry by one person

is intended to hold or support items regardless of lifting ease

Antonyms

1 7.4

Too heavy to move or carry easily

Compounds

carrying cost
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income

carrying charge
  • Specialized
1 6.8

The cost of keeping goods or assets in storage over time

carrying charge
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A fee charged for keeping an unpaid balance on an account

water-carrying
  • Offensive
1 8.8

Doing small unseen jobs or always defending someone else

The act of doing a task or plan that someone asked to be done

How Supportive

load-bearing
  • Specialized
5 4.8
supporting
8 2.1
carrying
10 1.4
adequate
204 2.7
unsuitable
19 2.6

Surface Forms

carrying positive

Morphology

carrying = carry (transparent) = carry + ing

The adjective is a present-participial adjective formed from 'carry' + '-ing' and its meaning 'suitable for holding/transporting' is directly derivable from 'carry'.

Etymology

Carrying comes from the verb carry, which itself comes from an old word for a wheeled vehicle like car or cart. So a carrying case or handle is made for 'holding' and 'moving' things from one place to another.