progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
carry | the act of carrying something |
fireman's carry | the act of carrying a person over your shoulder |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
transfer transfer of training carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
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 |
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 |
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 |
look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
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 |
submit state put forward posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate put up put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
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 |
b raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, raise the specter of unemployment, he conjured wild birds in the air, call down the spirits from the mountain |
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 |
forward send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit, forward my mail |
advance bring forward | cause to move forward, Can you move the car seat forward? |
proceed go forward continue | move ahead, travel onward in time or space, We proceeded towards Washington, She continued in the direction of the hills, We are moving ahead in time now |
barge thrust ahead push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |