Phrase Hound found 81 phrases and 31 compound words that contain carry. The most common are listed below. Open carry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 81
- carry-outA command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation.
- carry overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
- carry the dayTo lead to victory or success; to prevail.
- carry the mailTo work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.
- cash and carryA means by which someone pays for an item (i.e., does not purchase it on credit) and takes it (i.e., does not await delivery).
- carry the ballTo lead in terms of responsibility, initiative, or progress.
- carry awayTo steal; to take away.
- Must-carry
- carry the batTo bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.
- carry bagA small bag, typically made of cloth, vinyl, or some other pliable material, used for carrying items when walking.
- carry offTo transport away.
- carry a torchTo love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.
- carry coals to NewcastleTo do something that is unneeded or redundant.
- carry the canTo take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.
- open carryThe practice of openly carrying a firearm in public.
- everyday carryThe set of various useful items which someone takes with them every day, such as a mobile phone, watch, multitool, and others, and usually viewed as including any keyring and wallet.
- carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.
- carry a tuneTo produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch.
- carry weightTo be handicapped by an extra burden, as when one rides or runs.
- carry forwardTo transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
- campus carryThe practice of carrying a firearm on a college or university campus.
- carry tradeA trading strategy involving the borrowing at a low-interest rate and investing in an asset providing a higher rate of return.
- carry the torchAlternative form of carry a torch: To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.
- carry me outExclamation of pretended astonishment on hearing news too good to be true, or a story too marvellous to be believed.
- hand-carryAlternative form of handcarry: To transport and deliver in person.
Compound words 31
- carrybackAn income tax loss or credit that can be applied to offset previously taxed income or taxes paid, respectively.
- carryforwardAn income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
- carrycotA rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
- handcarryTo transport and deliver in person.
- carisackA bag for carrying things.
- hypercarryA video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.
- overcarryTo carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
- carrylessIn which no figures are carried over.
- carrytaleAn indiscreet person who spreads gossip.
- noncarryingNot carrying something, such as cargo.