Food and drink
Synonyms for carry
Synonyms for carry: hold, transport, conduct and sway. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for carry
Interchangeable with carry, one per sense
Audited under carry's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one carry carries in that sense.
- holdverb, in the sense "drink alcohol without showing ill effects"
- transportverb, in the sense "move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name carry as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
two of these come from carry's own entries in the bank, and two were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
He had drunk more than he could carry.
carry in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The old sailor could carry a bottle of rum that would have floored younger men.
- At the office party, everyone assumed the quiet accountant could not carry more than one beer.
How it behaves: In this sense carry usually follows a modal such as could or can and often appears in a comparative clause introduced by than, in casual or informal speech.
The true synonym
hold
Same sentence, swapped: He had drunk more than he could hold.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- act
- pack
- wine
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
You must carry your camping gear.
carry in 2 more sentences, same sense
- You always carry the groceries up the stairs before the elevator breaks again.
- The delivery driver must carry each parcel to the customer's front door.
How it behaves: In this sense carry usually takes a concrete, portable direct object and often appears with modal verbs such as must or can in instructional or narrative sentences.
The true synonym
transport
Same sentence, swapped: You must transport your camping gear.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot carry is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- expect
- act
- upset
Where carry turns up in the game
carry is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in 12 other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 12 puzzles where carry is the trap
- bearverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is stand, in the sense "put up with something or somebody unpleasant", with carry sitting one tile away.
- contactverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is meet, in the sense "be in direct physical contact with", with carry sitting one tile away.
- expressverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is state, in the sense "indicate through a symbol, formula, etc", with carry sitting one tile away.
- runverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is work, in the sense "perform as expected when applied", and carry is on the board beside it.
Play carry
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so carry reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because food and drink is the company carry keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. carry carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.