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carrie

UK/ˈkæ.ɹi/US/ˈkæ.ɹi/

carrie is the obsolete spelling of carry.

Meaning of carry

Verb

carry (third-person singular simple present carries, present participle carrying, simple past and past participle carried)

  1. (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
    • "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  2. (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
    • to carry the war from Greece into Asia
  3. (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
    • The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.
  4. (archaic, transitive) To move; to convey using force
    Synonyms:
    impel, conduct
  5. (transitive) To lead or guide.
    • Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet.c. 1596-1599, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, act 5, scene 5
  6. (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
    • The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
    Synonyms:
    have, keep, stock, supply

See all 40 meanings of carry

Proper noun capitalized: Carrie

Carrie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.
    • Zachary Block chats with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen about their new show, Portlandia, which airs on IFC, Fridays at 10:30.2011 January 25, “Portlandia”, in BOMB
  2. A surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.

Forms of carrie

third-person singular presentcarries
present participlecarrying
past participlecarried
pastcarried

Words formed from carrie

Words that rhyme with carrie

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Questions about carrie

What does carrie mean?
Carrie means a diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.
What is carrie the obsolete spelling of?
Carrie is the obsolete spelling of carry.
What part of speech is carrie?
Carrie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce carrie?
Carrie is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹi/ (UK).

Words near carrie in the dictionary

  1. Carrico index
  2. Carrico indexes
  3. Carrico indices
  4. Carricos
  5. carridaries
  6. carrie
  7. carried
  8. carried a torch
  9. carried a torch for
  10. carried a tune
  11. carried all before one

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