carrying

Speech parts

1. carrying - Noun

2. carrying - Verb

Meaning

of Carry

The act or business of transporting from one place to another.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

porta porte portage translational take support move movement taking keep bear hold haulage despatch transmittal
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Antonyms

tinny low soft distant moderate mild
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Phrases with the word

carrying weapons carrying bag passenger-carrying vehicle current-carrying carrying off carrying the day

Examples

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Epictetus

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice. Arnold J. Toynbee

Carrying water to the sea. Dutch Proverb

The nile has no resting place it wanderes around carrying a log. Ethiopian Proverb

There is no use in carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

carryback carrycot carryforward carrying a baby carrying a child carrying a firearm