carryingn.
/ˈkarɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɛriɪŋ/ 1.
a. The action of carry v. (in various senses); an act or instance of this.
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society > travel > transport > [noun]
carryinga1382
passinga1382
carriage1423
portage1423
traduction1500
transporting1500
conveyancec1520
transportation1540
convoy1554
wafting1559
transportage1562
convey1587
portation1598
transportance1609
transport1611
weftage1615
conducta1618
vecture1625
vectitation1656
transit1753
messagerie1878
conveyal1886
intermodalism1979
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun]
carryinga1382
bearing?a1425
convoyance1543
the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying
carryinga1382
bearing?a1425
vectiona1623
totinga1862
carry1880
the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > action or fact of supporting > while in motion
carryinga1382
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > winning
winningc1330
obtaining1470
carrying1708
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xlv. 19 Comaunde also þat þey taken þe waynes of Egypte to þe karying of here children.
1403 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 327 (MED) Petri Ebor. caryyng unius shipfull petrarum per aquam.
1521 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 123 Item for carieng of tymber.
1587 R. Rogers Diary 29 Nov. in Two Elizabethan Puritan Diaries (1933) 69 I must needes confesse with much comfort that for unfitnes to duty,..wandringe desyres, or any other inordinat caryinges of my minde I have been greatly freed from them.
1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xv. 902 A trusse or girdle of most thinne and gentle dog-skinne..may serve very necessarily for the better carrying of the infant in the wombe.
1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 97 There are other places wherein a Hound can find no Scent; and that is in..rotten ground, and it sticketh to the Foot of the Hare, which is called Carrying.
1708 J. Addison Present State War 14 Towards the carrying of our main point.
1769 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 220 The slave carrying and limitation Bills.
1860 T. B. Aldrich Ballad of Babie Bell 97 Such carrying of love-favors and pink notes!
1920 Collier's 3 July 7/3 Less shovelings, more carryings and throwings—wrists too tired for shoveling.
1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 16/2 For a hawk at hack, food is often tied to the hack board to discourage her from forming the habit of carrying.
1999 A. Wheatle Brixton Rock 137 They were..responsible for the lifting and carrying of all the heavy equipment.
b. spec. In plural. Passenger or cargo journeys fulfilled by a carrier; passengers or freight commercially transported from one place to another.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > transportation of goods
fraughtc1440
freight1463
freighting1672
water transport1780
shipment1802
boatage1861
carrying1869
1869 Railway Times 4 Sept. 863/2 In excess of two months' carryings, or one-third of the entire goods traffic for the half-year.
1971 Times 2 Oct. 13/2 The new off-peak fares should actually increase carryings.
1994 Barbados Advocate 10 Aug. 24/2 Passenger and cargo carryings continue to be strong and prospects for the year remain encouraging.
2001 Sea Breezes 75 345/2 In 2000 their carryings were 12 million passengers, 1.8 million cars, and 1.1 million freight units.
2. Mathematics. The action or an instance of carrying a number, digit, or remainder (carry v. 11b) from one column or place to the next in an arithmetical calculation, typically when a column of digits adds up to more than ten; (occasionally) a number, etc., carried.
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the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > transferring number to next column
carrying1700
the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > transferring number to next column > transferred figure
carrying1700
carriage1713
1700 G. Brown Acct. Rotula Arithmetica ii. 24 You may bring up all-together, to wit, 19, 27, 98, and save Your self the Labour of a new Rectification or carrying.
1854 J. R. Young in Orr's Circle Sci.: Math. Sci. 9 In subtraction the carrying can never amount to more than 1.
1909 Sci. Proc. Royal Dublin Soc. 12 80 A train of wheels called the mill, which performs the carrying of tens, and indicates the final product.
2007 A. Krafel et al. Patterns Arithm.: Parent/Teacher Guide III. Evaluation xxiii This answer indicates that the student does not understand place value, and has not mastered carrying.
3. Basketball. A violation of the rules committed when a player allows the ball to rest in one or both hands while dribbling.
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1977 Sun-Telegram (San Bernardino, Calif.) 17 Dec. b10/6 Frank Miller, a 6-6 forward, brought the ball downcourt and was called for carrying.
2010 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald (Nexis) 18 Dec. (Sports section) Kruger was called for carrying on a drive to the hoop at the end of regulation.
Compounds
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a. With following adverb, corresponding to uses of the verb with adverbs in specialized senses at carry v. Phrasal verbs.See also carrying-on n., carrying over n. at Compounds 1b.
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the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > a funeral > going or carrying forth of corpse
forthbringing1429
forthfare1473
carrying1558
the world > action or operation > doing > practice, exercise, or doing > [noun]
workingOE
hauntinga1325
exercise1393
occupation1432
exercite1485
practicec1487
function1576
exercitation1579
extent1594
gestion1599
prosecution1605
carrying1711
1558 Rye Churchwardens' Accts. in Antiquarian Horol. (1976) Winter 53/1 Payd the same daye for carying awaye of the robyge of the bryke walle vjd.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxv. 219 The carrying of him forth vpon a Beare.
1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 10 A man is an ill husband of his Honour that entereth into any action, the failing wherein may disgrace him more than the carrying of it through can Honour him.
1611 Bible (King James) Matt. i. 17 Vntill the carrying away into Babylon. View more context for this quotation
1654 Mercurius Politicus 5–12 Oct. 3822 The procession which was made for the carrying back of this Image to the same Church again of St Magdalen.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 73. ¶5 The carrying on of Traffick, the Administration of Justice.
1821 Ld. Byron Two Foscari ii. i, in Sardanapalus 221 Your midnight carryings off and drownings.
1838 E. B. Barrett Lett. to M. R. Mitford (1983) I. 80 I do not like in man or woman the constant carrying about of an intellect rampant, like a crest!
2000 G. Marinovich & J. Silva Bang-Bang Club (2001) xix. 269 The carrying out of extra-judicial executions and other illegitimate acts by their subordinates.
b.
carrying over n. Stock Market (now historical) the postponement of payment for or delivery of purchased stock until the following account day; cf. carryover n.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > stock exchange accounting period > postponing payment beyond accounting period
continuation1813
carryover1881
carrying over1888
1888 Money Market Rev. 15 Dec. 1081/2 This comparative absence of ‘bull accounts’ and of ‘carryings-over’ arises in some degree, it is true, from the necessity of the position.
1910 H. Withers Stocks & Shares 277 If no charge is made for carrying over, a full commission is usually paid when the bargain is finally closed.
2016 F. Reynolds in D. Busch et al. Agency Law in Commerc. Pract. iv. 63 Such carrying over or ‘continuation’ was effected by a sale and simultaneous repurchase, subject to a charge and a payment of difference in value.
carrying-over day n. Stock Market (now disused) the day on which payment for or delivery of purchased stock may be postponed until the following account day by payment of a fee to the broker; = contango-day at contango n.Cf. carryover day n. at carryover n. and adj. Compounds.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > stock exchange accounting period > settlement > settlement day > second day before
carrying-over day1850
carryover day1872
contango-day1887
1850 Morning Chron. 30 May 2/1 This was ‘carrying-over day’ in Railway Shares, preparatory to ‘name day’ tomorrow, and the settlement of the account on Friday next.
1907 A. P. Poley & F. H. C. Gould Hist., Law, & Pract. Stock Exchange ii. iii. 168 The General Contango Day (these days are also known as Continuation or Carrying-over Days).
1934 Scotsman 20 Jan. 6 Owing to the nearness of carrying-over day, Stock Exchange business was quieter.
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a. General use as a modifier.
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1799 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. I. (Arts & Literature) 213 Air, in consequence of its carrying power, becomes a very ready, and a very powerful diffuser of heat.
1874 Ann. Rep. N.Y. Produce Exchange 252 The Chenango Canal, the Chemung Canal and its connecting canals..are no longer an essential part of the carrying system of the State.
1887 Manch. Guard. 2 Apr. 7 Business of a carrying corporation.
1927 F. Balfour-Browne Insects i. 23 The latter [sc. hind pair of wings] have now all the carrying work to do, and to this end they have become much longer than the fore-wings.
1958 J. Hislop From Start to Finish 166 Backhander, hitting a horse with a whip in the carrying position.
2009 Vanity Fair Apr. 132/2 The carrying costs on that $10 million mortgage would have been $400,000 per year.
b. As a modifier, designating a container, receptacle, device, etc., in which something may be carried, or which enables carrying.Some of the more established compounds of this type are treated separately at Compounds 3.
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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 62 Caryynge vesselle, or instrument of caryynge.
1730 in J. S. Moore Clifton & Westbury Probate Inventories (1981) 78 Brew House—A Mashing stick & form 3 Carrying cowles.
1885 Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1884 298 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (48th Congr., 2nd Sess.: Senate Misc. Doc. 33 Pt. 1) II The Clallam Indians..make a carrying basket in this manner.
1939 Flight 26 Oct. 335/2 The ex-civil pilot..who thought that the ripcord of his parachute was a carrying handle.
1996 M. Pendergast in D. C. Starzecka Maori Art & Culture v. 122 Women, and slaves, carried loads on their backs slung in a flax carrying-strap.
2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xliii. 701 She..worked in a pho shop..for years, trucking to and from the market at pre-dawn hours with her carrying-pole balancing vegetables on her small shoulders.
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carrying case n. a box or similar container for carrying something, usually having a handle or handles, and often designed to protect a specific item during transportation; cf. carry case n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun]
casea1382
custody1483
clausure1564
pen-case1577
forel1578
form1594
cap-case1597
cassole1599
scissor case1602
out-case1651
carrying case1867
carry case1897
1867 Madras Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. Dec. 65 Owing to some mistake, one of the two large carrying cases was stowed away amongst the cargo.
1937 Life 13 Sept. 84/2 (advt.) The only portable [typewriter] with ‘Floating Shift’. Complete with carrying case and touch-typing instructions.
2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Apr. c9 (advt.) Digital Music Player With FM Tuner... Includes..direct USB adapter, carrying case, USB cable & earphones.
carrying chair n. now historical a chair in which a person may be carried or moved from place to place.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > conveyance carried by person or animal > [noun] > carrying-chair
carrying chair1768
1768 Catal. Furnit. & Effects A. Keck 3 Two gilt leather bottom chairs, a carrying chair, and a garden chair.
1880 Queen 13 Mar. (advt.) Invalid furniture..carrying chairs, £2. 16s. 6d.
2003 S. Thomas Akhenaten & Tutankhamen vi. 83 Akhenaten, Nefertiti,..and many of their followers were transported to the site in ornate carrying-chairs slung on poles and hoisted high on the shoulders of servants.
carrying place n. North American (now chiefly historical) a route for carrying boats and supplies from one navigable waterway to another, or past a waterfall, rapids, or other obstruction; a portage; cf. carriage n. 8, carry n.1 5a.
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society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > by dragging or carrying over land > place of
carrying place1689
portage1698
halover1699
carriage placea1710
carriagea1724
carry1838
1689 in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1861) 4th Ser. V. 221 Then we marched down to..several of the carrying-places.
1786 W. Grayson Let. 27 May in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) IV. 133 The navigable waters and the carrying-places between them are made common highways.
1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. liii. 192 The shortest carrying place from the Kennebec to the Dead River.
2019 Clarington (Ontario) This Week (Nexis) 3 Sept. (Final ed.) 1 There were multiple carrying places in the region connecting the ‘big lake’ back to the tributaries such as the Trent River and the Kawartha Lakes.
carrying trade n. now chiefly historical the trade or business of transporting goods, esp. that conducted between different countries.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > shipping business or trade
navigation1593
carriage trade1720
carrying trade1728
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > trade or business of
carriage trade1720
carrying trade1728
1728 J. Browne Seasonable Remarks on Trade 64 It is surely better for us to have the carrying Trade in the Hands of a People who are our Subjects.
1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. v. 453 The coal-trade..employs more shipping than all the carrying trade of England. View more context for this quotation
1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) vii. 157 A monopoly of the carrying trade of the district.
2003 D. Ormrod Rise Commerc. Empires (2005) 278 It was in the North Sea and the Baltic that..Anglo-Dutch competition in the carrying trade was most intense.
carrying value n. Bookkeeping the value of an asset according to a company's account books (spec. its original cost less depreciation), as distinguished from its market value; = book value n. (a) at book n. Compounds 3.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > values in specific terms
book value1838
carrying value1864
written-down value1893
cash-value1898
asset value1902
resale value1913
points value1936
point value1939
shareholder value1965
1864 Empire (Sydney) 22 Jan. 4/3 Mr. Morris wished to know how the honorable gentleman could get at the value of the leasehold. Mr. W Forster said..the bill referred to the carrying value of the leasehold.
1890 App. Jrnls. House of Representatives N.Z. 4th Sess. 10th Parl. III. I.–12 16 At the time you made the valuation did you go by what you knew of the market value or the carrying value?
2017 Afr. Sociol. Rev. 21 137 The carrying value of machinery, plants and equipment, as shown in the annual reports of the company, has increased five-fold since 1989.
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carryingadj.
/ˈkarɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɛriɪŋ/ That carries (in various senses); esp. designating a sound, particularly a person's voice, able to be clearly heard at a distance (cf. carry v. 16).
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the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > conveying as a channel or medium
deferent1626
carrying1628
bearing1642
convective1859
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > [adjective] > carrying
carrying1768
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. liii. sig. R6v The carrying streame is greater, then the bringing one.
1768 B. Lord Jubilee i. 19 The Burthen of a Song; which has the carrying Sound with it.
1893 C. M. Yonge & C. R. Coleridge Strolling Players ii. 9 A small, slight girl..sending her clear, sweet ‘carrying’ voice before her.
1932 Punch 6 Jan. 14/1 My offices are just above and you have a carrying voice. I am not known as Towser to the staff.
1940 P. G. Wodehouse Eggs, Beans & Crumpets 156 Beamish's voice is of a robust and carrying timbre.
1984 M. Warnock et al. Rep. Comm. of Inq. into Human Fertilisation & Embryol. viii. 44 in Parl. Papers 1983–4 (Cmnd. 9314) Embryo transfer makes possible for the first time a situation where the carrying mother is not the genetic mother.
2004 Independent 12 Oct. (Review section) 17/1 Qasimov has a carrying voice, and the Coliseum has a good acoustic.
Compounds
carrying comb n. Spinning (now historical and rare) (in a combing machine) a comb which carries the fibres to be straightened.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > machine > types of > parts of
mendoza1803
faller1807
headstock1825
rim wheel1827
traveller1830
ring spindle1837
carrying comb1844
whirler1860
coiler1873
breaking-frame1875
nosing motion1883
tube1884
weigh-box1884
check-band1892
presser eye1892
thread-board1892
1844 U.S. Patent 3734 1/1 My invention also relates..to delivering the wool or other suitable fibrous material from the working combs back again to the carrying combs while working.
1913 J. W. Radcliffe Manuf. Woollen & Worsted Yarns xv. 187 The carrying comb should be regulated so as to be in readiness to pass through the fringe of wool held by the nip.
2002 R. L. Hills Life & Inventions Richard Roberts, 1789–1864 viii. 161 The carrying comb rose in front of the nippers into the tuft.
carrying party n. Military a party detailed to carry or bring up supplies.
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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > party carrying supplies
carrying party1811
1811 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1808 Chron. 221/2 The Bengal artillery to furnish the carrying party.
1928 E. Blunden Undertones of War ix. 95 A carrying-party from another battalion was to meet me in Hamel.
2011 D. Blair Battle of Bellicourt Tunnel vi. 85 Northwest of them they could see lines of German carrying parties moving up to supply the forward areas where the rest of the 3rd Division was hung up.
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