handcarry
handcarry verb: to transport and deliver in person.
Verb
handcarry (third-person singular simple present handcarries, present participle handcarrying, simple past and past participle handcarried)
- To transport and deliver in person.
- He handcarried it all the way. sir. It took him 30 days.1971, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Fraud and Corruption in Management of Military Club Systems
- Limit orders are handcarried to a typist who types the order information onto file cards which are then handcarried to the main order room clerk who monitors the orders to insure their execution.1972, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, Study of the Securities Industry
Noun
handcarry (plural handcarries)
Forms of handcarry
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | handcarries |
| present participle | handcarrying |
| past participle | handcarried |
| past | handcarried |
| alternative form | hand-carry |
| alternative form | hand carry |
| Noun | |
| plural | handcarries |
Origin of handcarry
From hand + carry.
Questions about handcarry
- What does handcarry mean?
- Handcarry means to transport and deliver in person.
- What part of speech is handcarry?
- Handcarry can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of handcarry?
- The past tense of handcarry is handcarried.
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