wheeling rolling | propelling something on wheels |
carry | the act of carrying something |
fireman's carry | the act of carrying a person over your shoulder |
rolling | the act of robbing a helpless person, he was charged with rolling drunks in the park |
bag traveling bag travelling bag grip suitcase | a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes, he carried his small bag onto the plane with him |
rolling hitch | a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
rolling mill | steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
rolling pin | utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end, used to roll out dough |
rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
streetcar tram tramcar trolley trolley car | a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity |
tea cart teacart tea trolley tea wagon | serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments |
trolleybus trolley coach trackless trolley | a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires |
trolley line | a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses |
wheeled vehicle | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people, the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around BC |
transfer transfer of training carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
roller roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
peal pealing roll rolling | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
Nation Carry Nation Carry Amelia Moore Nation | United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (-) |
carry-over carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
cigarette paper rolling paper | a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette |
have a bun in the oven bear carry gestate expect | be pregnant with, She is bearing his child, The are expecting another child in January, I am carrying his child |
carry to term | carry out a pregnancy, She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective |
carry extend | continue or extend, The civil war carried into the neighboring province, The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces |
get cracking bestir oneself get going get moving get weaving get started get rolling | start to be active, Get cracking, please! |
carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another |
eliminate annihilate extinguish eradicate wipe out decimate carry off | kill in large numbers, the plague wiped out an entire population |
follow through follow up follow out carry out implement put through go through | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue, Did he go through with the treatment?, He implemented a new economic plan, She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal |
carry back | deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period |
carry weight | have influence to a specified degree, Her opinion carries a lot of weight |
carry c | include, as on a list, How many people are carried on the payroll? |
continue go on carry on proceed | continue talking, I know it's hard, he continued, but there is no choice, carry on--pretend we are not in the room |
carry | sing or play against other voices or parts, He cannot carry a tune |
carry convey express | serve as a means for expressing something, The painting of Mary carries motherly love, His voice carried a lot of anger |
carry | pass on a communication, The news was carried to every village in the province |
carry c | be successful in, She lost the game but carried the match |
carry | win in an election, The senator carried his home state |
carry | secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions), The motion carried easily |
carry | cover a certain distance or advance beyond, The drive carried to the green |
carry | have a certain range, This rifle carries for ,feet |
carry | be able to feed, This land will carry ten cows to the acre |
carry hold | drink alcohol without showing ill effects, He can hold his liquor, he had drunk more than he could carry |
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 c | propel or give impetus to, The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence |
dribble carry | propel, Carry the ball, dribble the ball |
take away bear off bear away carry away carry off | remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state, transport into a new location or state, Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands, The car carried us off to the meeting, I'll take you away on a holiday, I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry |
transport 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 |
hold carry bear | support or hold in a certain manner, She holds her head high, He carried himself upright |
carry through accomplish execute carry out action fulfill fulfil | put in effect, carry out a task, execute the decision of the people, He actioned the operation |
carry | bear (a crop), this land does not carry olives |
carry run | 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 |