carrying

Plural: carryings

Verb

• move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
  • "This train is carrying nuclear waste"
• have with oneself; have on one's person
• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
• serve as a means for expressing something
• bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
  • "How many credits is this student carrying?"
• support or hold in a certain manner
• contain or hold; have within
• extend to a certain degree
• continue or extend
• be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
• win in an election
• include, as on a list
• behave in a certain manner
• have on hand
• include as the content; broadcast or publicize
• propel,
• pass on a communication
• have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
• be conveyed over a certain distance
• 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
• 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
  • "I am carrying his child"
• present participle and gerund of carry

Noun

• Transportation.

Examples

• "carryings away of goods"

Synonyms

acquit, bear, behave, carry, channel, comport, conduct, contain, convey, deport, dribble, expect, express, extend, gestate, have a bun in the oven, hold, impart, pack, persuade, post, run, stock, stockpile, sway, take, transmit, transport