carry

Where “carry” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. 2
   To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
3. 3
   To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
4. 4
   To move; to convey using force
5. 5
   To lead or guide.
6. 6
   To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
7. 7
   To adopt (something); take (something) over.
8. 8
   To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
9. 9
   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.
10. 10
    To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
11. 11
    To be transmitted; to travel.
12. 12
    To insult, to diss.
13. 13
    To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
14. 14
    To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
15. 15
    For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
16. 16
    To have on one’s person.
17. 17
    To be pregnant (with).
18. 18
    To have propulsive power; to propel.
19. 19
    To hold the head; said of a horse.
20. 20
    To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
21. 21
    To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
22. 22
    To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
23. 23
    To get possession of by force; to capture.
24. 24
    To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
25. 25
    To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
26. 26
    To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
27. 27
    To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
28. 28
    (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
29. 29
    To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
30. 30
    To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

Etymology

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrry,carryy,caryr,ccarry,crary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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