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carrying

carrying

1.4
Suitable for holding things while you move them
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɛr.i.ɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
3 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
3.1

Easy to carry by one person

is intended to hold or support items regardless of lifting ease

Antonyms

Too heavy to move or carry easily

Compounds

62 3.0

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

carrying cost
  • Specialized
1 6.4

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

carrying charge
  • Specialized
6.9

A fee charged for keeping an unpaid balance on an account

carrying charge
  • Specialized
6.8

The cost of keeping goods or assets in storage over time

water-carrying
  • Offensive
8.8

Doing small unseen jobs or always defending someone else

How Supportive

load-bearing
  • Specialized
4 4.8
carrying
1.4
adequate
234 2.7
unsuitable
20 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.