What part of speech is carrying?

Carrying can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. carrying is a verb, gerund of carry (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does carrying mean?

Definitions

Verb

carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
carry - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
carry - have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry - have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"
carry - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
carry - be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
carry - have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
carry - secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
carry - pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
carry - extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
carry - sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"
carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause"
carry - be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"
carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
carry - have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
carry - include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
carry - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
carry - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
carry - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
carry - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
carry - transfer (entries) from one account book to another

Noun

carrying - transportation.

Examples of carrying

#   Sentence  
1. verb A demonstration in Berlin, carrying banners supporting Saddam's regime and featuring three-year old babies dressed as suicide murderers, is defined by the press and by political leaders as a "peace demonstration".
2. verb He urged the President that brigades and brigades would be coming under the banner of jihad carrying death and seeking paradise.
3. verb The fellow was carrying papers from Zawahiri and bragging about his ability to manipulate anthrax.
4. verb It is reasonable to credit his statement that he got the lesion after bumping into a suitcase he was carrying at a camp in Afghanistan.
5. verb Orders and/or instructions transmitted by e-mail will not be accepted by PaineWebber and PaineWebber will not be responsible for carrying out such orders and/or instructions.
6. verb ,600 - Number of planes carrying unscreened cargo that fly into New York each month.
7. verb You'll have some difficulty in carrying out the plan.
8. verb Rick and Carol broke up two months ago, but he's still carrying a torch for her.
9. verb Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
10. verb Don't forget to tip the porter for carrying your luggage.
11. verb Tony went to Boston for the purpose of carrying out an important business transaction.
12. verb A tanker is a ship carrying oil.
13. verb That's like carrying coals to Newcastle.
14. verb It's worthwhile carrying out the idea.
15. verb You're carrying this too far.
Sentence  
verb
A demonstration in Berlin, carrying banners supporting Saddam's regime and featuring three-year old babies dressed as suicide murderers, is defined by the press and by political leaders as a "peace demonstration".
He urged the President that brigades and brigades would be coming under the banner of jihad carrying death and seeking paradise.
The fellow was carrying papers from Zawahiri and bragging about his ability to manipulate anthrax.
It is reasonable to credit his statement that he got the lesion after bumping into a suitcase he was carrying at a camp in Afghanistan.
Orders and/or instructions transmitted by e-mail will not be accepted by PaineWebber and PaineWebber will not be responsible for carrying out such orders and/or instructions.
,600 - Number of planes carrying unscreened cargo that fly into New York each month.
You'll have some difficulty in carrying out the plan.
Rick and Carol broke up two months ago, but he's still carrying a torch for her.
Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
Don't forget to tip the porter for carrying your luggage.
Tony went to Boston for the purpose of carrying out an important business transaction.
A tanker is a ship carrying oil.
That's like carrying coals to Newcastle.
It's worthwhile carrying out the idea.
You're carrying this too far.

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