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carrying the ball

carrying the ball is the present participle and gerund 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 carrying the ball

What is carrying the ball the present participle and gerund of?
Carrying the ball is the present participle and gerund of carry the ball.

Words near carrying the ball in the dictionary

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

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