appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"
serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
take further or advance; "carry a cause"
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"
keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"
in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"