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hypercarry

hypercarry noun: a video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.

Noun

hypercarry (plural hypercarries)

  1. A video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.
    • Alice is a hypercarry: level her up and she will take you all the way to endgame.
    • Be it hyper carry, hypercarry, hard carry, or any other term you want to call it, a hypercarry is a specific subclass of the carry role.2015, Dignitas, Hypercarries: Misconceptions and Reality, Dignitas.gg
    Synonyms:
    hard carry

Synonyms of hypercarry

  • hard carry

Forms of hypercarry

pluralhypercarries

Origin of hypercarry

From hyper- + carry, in the sense that this character "carries" the player through the game.

Questions about hypercarry

What does hypercarry mean?
Hypercarry means a video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.
What part of speech is hypercarry?
Hypercarry is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercarry?
The plural of hypercarry is hypercarries.

Words near hypercarry in the dictionary

  1. hypercarnivory
  2. hypercarotenaemia
  3. hypercarotenemia
  4. hypercarotenemic
  5. hypercarries
  6. hypercarry
  7. hypercars
  8. hypercasual
  9. hypercatabolic
  10. hypercatabolism
  11. hypercatalectic

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