carrying
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkɛr.i.ɪŋ/
:
transporte
- After the hurricane, the carrying of supplies to the affected areas was crucial.
Gone are the days of carrying these giant backpacks.
- Gone are the days of carrying these giant backpacks.
- So for me, I always had pain, the pain of carrying these CDs everywhere, right?
- It's the it's the carrying the weight of the decision, right.
- I will not be able to tolerate carrying your pain.
Examples
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Robbing eggs from a bird's nest and carrying them carefully away.
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The carrying of heavy boxes made the workers exhausted by the end of the day.
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I saw a man carrying a black large bag over his arms.
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For six days we've been carrying extra weight just for this moment.
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So they, the officials had some guys carrying a rope dipped in red dye.
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Because a particularly desired transportation route known as the Oneida Carrying Place was in this territory, non-Natives began to settle there immediately.
Academic text (2009) -
The carrying of the injured person by the paramedics demonstrated their quick response.
Synonyms
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1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
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1.0
Bringing parcels or food to someone
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1.0
A trip where people move things from one place to another
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2.1
To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane
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2.1
Moving things by hand or with tools to keep them safe
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2.6
The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
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1.0
Carrying items in a bag or backpack on your back
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5.0
A vehicle or way of moving people and things
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3.4
Carrying away waste or unwanted things by truck
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2.4
A move of something from one place to another
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6.3
The act of moving something between places or people
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6.2
The moving of goods by road or rail
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3.2
Transporting people and goods by boat or plane as a regular service
Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine
Carrying things from one place to another
The act of carrying goods, mail, or news so someone receives them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.4
Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carrying comes from the verb carry, which grew from a word for a cart or car used to move goods. That's why carrying as a noun means the 'act of moving' or transporting something.