Read vs Carry - What's the Difference?

Carry

Read

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the act of carrying something
Definition as Noun
  • something that is read
Definition as Verb
  • take further or advance
  • have on the surface or on the skin
  • capture after a fight
  • transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
  • pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
  • bear (a crop)
  • propel or give impetus to
  • be able to feed
  • have a certain range
  • cover a certain distance or advance beyond
  • secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
  • be successful in
  • bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
  • extend to a certain degree
  • be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
  • win in an election
  • include, as on a list
  • sing or play against other voices or parts
  • pass on a communication
  • have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
  • be conveyed over a certain distance
  • keep up with financial support
  • have or possess something abstract
  • be equipped with (a mast or sail)
  • compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
  • behave in a certain manner
  • serve as a means for expressing something
  • propel
  • continue or extend
  • be pregnant with
  • drink alcohol without showing ill effects
  • support or hold in a certain manner
  • contain or hold; have within
  • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  • have with oneself; have on one's person
  • win approval or support for
  • transfer (entries) from one account book to another
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize
  • have on hand
  • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Definition as Verb
  • interpret something that is written or printed
  • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
  • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
  • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
  • to hear and understand
  • be a student of a certain subject
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
  • have or contain a certain wording or form
  • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
  • make sense of a language

Examples

  • "carry a cause"
  • "carry scars"
  • "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
  • "put down 5 and carry 2"
  • "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
  • "this land does not carry olives"
  • "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
  • "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
  • "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
  • "The drive carried to the green"
  • "The motion carried easily"
  • "She lost the game but carried the match"
  • "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
  • "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
  • "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
  • "The senator carried his home state"
  • "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
  • "He cannot carry a tune"
  • "The news was carried to every village in the province"
  • "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"
  • "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
  • "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
  • "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"
  • "This boat can only carry a small sail"
  • "I resent having to carry her all the time"
  • "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
  • "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
  • "carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
  • "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  • "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
  • "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
  • "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
  • "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
  • "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
  • "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
  • "carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
  • "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
  • "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
  • "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
  • "the article was a very good read"
  • "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
  • "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
  • "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
  • "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
  • "I read you loud and clear!"
  • "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  • "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
  • "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
  • "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
  • "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb