carries


Meanings

  • the act of carrying something
  • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
  • have with oneself; have on one's person;
  • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
    • "Sound carries well over water"
  • serve as a means for expressing something;
    • "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
  • bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
  • support or hold in a certain manner;
  • contain or hold; have within;
    • "The jar carries wine"
  • extend to a certain degree;
    • "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
  • continue or extend;
  • be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
    • "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
  • win in an election;
  • include, as on a list;
  • behave in a certain manner;
  • have on hand;
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
    • "This paper carries a restaurant review"
  • propel,
  • pass on a communication;
  • have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
    • "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"
    • "The loan carries a high interest rate"
    • "this undertaking carries many dangers"
    • "She carries her mother's genes"
    • "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
  • be conveyed over a certain distance;
    • "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
  • keep up with financial support;
  • have or possess something abstract;
  • be equipped with (a mast or sail);
  • win approval or support for;
  • compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
  • take further or advance;
  • have on the surface or on the skin;
  • capture after a fight;
  • transfer (entries) from one account book to another
  • transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;
  • pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
  • bear (a crop);
  • propel or give impetus to;
  • drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
  • be able to feed;
  • have a certain range;
    • "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
  • cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
  • secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
  • be successful in;
  • sing or play against other voices or parts;
  • be pregnant with;
  • CARRIES present 3d person sing. of carry


Scrabble Score: 9

carries is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

carries is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

carries is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

carries is a valid Words With Friends word