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carried the ball

carried the ball is the simple past and past participle of carry the ball.

Meaning of carry the ball

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To lead in terms of responsibility, initiative, or progress.
    • A gay man in Fitzwilliam, NH, singlehandedly organized a group called Monadnock Area Gays, which provided weekly socials, but when he moved some 25 miles to the northwest, there was no one left behind to carry the ball.1979 February 10, Allen Young, “Living In The Country”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 8

Questions about carried the ball

What is carried the ball the simple past and past participle of?
Carried the ball is the simple past and past participle of carry the ball.

Words near carried the ball in the dictionary

  1. carried out
  2. carried out one's bat
  3. carried over
  4. carried owls to Athens
  5. carried someone's water
  6. carried the ball
  7. carried the can
  8. carried the day
  9. carried the mail
  10. carried the mantle
  11. carried the message to Garcia

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