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By Root 3671 0
transfer; forward, send, ship, transmit; bring, fetch, take; move, remove, shift

[6] comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, number, take in—more at INCLUDE

[9] bear, bolster, brace, buttress, prop, shore, stay, support, uphold—more at SUPPORT

2carry noun 1 : the range of a gun or projectile or of a struck or thrown ball

2 : PORTAGE

3 : an act or method of carrying

car·ry·all noun : a large bag or carrying case

Synonyms

grip, handbag, portmanteau, suitcase, traveling bag—more at TRAVELING BAG

carry away verb : to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion

Synonyms

enrapture, enthrall, entrance, ravish, transport—more at ENTRANCE

carrying charge noun : a charge added to the price of merchandise sold on the installment plan

car·ry–on noun : a piece of luggage suitable for being carried aboard an airplane by a passenger

— carry–on adjective

carry on verb 1 : to have the direction of : CONDUCT, MANAGE

2 : to behave in a foolish, excited, or improper manner

3 : to continue in spite of hindrance or discouragement

Synonyms

administer, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, manage, operate, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, supervise—more at CONDUCT

carry out verb 1 : to bring to a successful conclusion

2 : to put into execution

Synonyms

accomplish, achieve, commit, compass, do, execute, follow through, fulfill, make, perform—more at PERFORM

car·sick adjective : affected with motion sickness esp. in an automobile

— car sickness noun

1cart noun 1 : a heavy 2-wheeled wagon

2 : a small wheeled vehicle

2cart verb : to convey in or as if in a cart

— cart·er noun

Synonyms

bear, carry, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transport—more at CARRY

cart·age noun : the act of or rate charged for carting

carte blanche noun, plural cartes blanches [ORIGIN: F, lit., blank document]

: full discretionary power

car·tel noun : a combination of independent business enterprises designed to limit competition

Synonyms

combination, combine, syndicate, trust; also chain, conglomerate, multinational; association, organization, pool

car·ti·lage noun : a usu. translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of young vertebrate embryos and later is mostly converted to bone in higher vertebrates

— car·ti·lag·i·nous adjective

cartilaginous fish noun : any of a class of fishes (as a shark or ray) having the skeleton wholly or largely composed of cartilage

car·tog·ra·phy noun : the making of maps

— car·tog·ra·pher noun

— car·to·graph·ic adjective

car·ton noun : a cardboard box or container

car·toon noun 1 : a preparatory sketch (as for a painting)

2 : a drawing intended as humor, caricature, or satire

3 : a group of cartoons or drawings arranged in a narrative sequence : COMIC STRIP

— cartoon verb

— car·toon·ist noun

Synonyms

[1] delineation, drawing, sketch—more at DRAWING

[3] comic strip—more at COMIC STRIP

car·tridge noun 1 : a tube containing a complete charge for a firearm

2 : a container of material for insertion into an apparatus

3 : a small case containing a phonograph needle and transducer that is attached to a tonearm

4 : a case containing a magnetic tape or disk

5 : a case for holding integrated circuits containing a computer program

cart·wheel noun 1 : a large coin (as a silver dollar)

2 : a lateral handspring with arms and legs extended

carve verb carved; carv·ing 1 : to cut with care or precision : shape by cutting

2 : to cut or hew out esp. with some effort : make or get by or as if by cutting — often used with out <~ out a fortune>

3 : to slice and serve meat at table

— carv·er noun

Synonyms usually carve out

build, forge, grind, hammer, work out

cary·at·id noun, plural -ids or -i·des : a sculptured draped female figure used as an architectural column

CAS abbreviation certificate of advanced study

ca·sa·ba noun : any of several muskmelons with a yellow rind and sweet flesh

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