Verb

(head)

(carry)

Verb

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(lb) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

*1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Ch.23:

*:"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=29, magazine=(The Economist)

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To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

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To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

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To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.

*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet.

*(Bible), (w) xxxi.18

*:He carried away all his cattle.

*(John Locke) (1632-1705)

*:Passion and revenge will carry them too far.

(lb) To stock or supply (something).

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(lb) To adopt (something); take (something) over.

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(lb) To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly; as, to carry a motion.

In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.

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(lb) To have or maintain (something).

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(lb) To be transmitted; to travel.

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*1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Ch.1:

*:It might seem easy to hit the head of a barrel at that distance, but either the lads were not expert enough or else the snowballs, being of irregular shapes and rather light, did not carry well. Whatever the cause, the fact remained that the barrel received only a few scattering shots and these on the outer edges of the head.

To insult, to diss.

To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.

To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.

*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 21, author=Tom Rostance, work=BBC Sport

, title= Fulham 0-5 Man Utd , passage=Nani collected the ball on the halfway line, drifted past Bryan Ruiz, and carried the ball unchallenged 50 yards down the left before picking out Welbeck for a crisp finish from seven yards.}}

(lb) To have on one's "person" (see examples).

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, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.}}

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Old soldiers? , passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.

To have propulsive power; to propel.

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To hold the head; said of a horse.

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(lb) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.

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To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win.

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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:The greater part carries it.

*(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)

*:the carrying of our main point

(lb) To get possession of by force; to capture.

*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)

*:The town would have been carried in the end.

To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or exhibit; to imply.

*(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)

*:He thought it carried something of argument in it.

*(John Locke) (1632-1705)

*:It carries too great an imputation of ignorance.

(lb) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.

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*:He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious.

To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.

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Verb

(mov)

To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

A ship moves rapidly.

I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, I was too lazy to move .

* 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95

Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.

To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.

to move in a matter

Come on guys, let's move : there's work to do!

(senseid)To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.

They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.

(intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

The rook moved from a8 to a6.

My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.

(ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir.

The waves moved the boat up and down.

The horse moves a carriage.

(chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.

To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

This song moves me to dance.

* Knolles

Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.

* Dryden

No female arts his mind could move .

To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite, as an emotion.

That book really moved me.

* Bible, Matthew ix. 36

When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.

I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.

* Shakespeare

Let me but move one question to your daughter.

* Hayward

They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.

(obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

(obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

* 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book VII:

"Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."

(obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.

(Shakespeare)