: to bear the charges of holding or having (stocks, merchandise, etc.) from one time to another. A merchant carries a customer. The dog could not carry the scent. Fly balls don't carry well in cold air. …

1. To hold or support while moving; bear: carried the baby in my arms; carrying a heavy backpack. 2. a. To move or take from one place to another; transport: a train carrying freight; a courier carrying …

CARRYING definition: 1. present participle of carry 2. to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your…. Learn more.

Definition of carry verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight.

If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. He was carrying a briefcase.

When you carry something, you hold it and take it somewhere. When you live in a walk-up apartment, you have to carry bags of groceries up several flights of stairs. You carry armfuls of books home from …