carry

carry (one) (somewhere)

To accompany or escort someone to a certain location or event. It's already dark out, so be a gentleman and carry that gal home. My husband has fallen ill, so who will carry me to the gala now? Of course I'll carry you home—I enjoy your company immensely, Gertrude.

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carry (oneself)

1. To walk or move in a certain physical manner. If you carried yourself with better posture, you might not have such back pain. Self-conscious of her height, she always carries herself erect to seem taller to others. I have such good posture because my mom always insisted that I carry myself with grace, my head held high.

2. To act, behave, or conduct oneself socially or in public (i.e., as pertains to grace, etiquette, speech, grooming, body language, etc.). Always be aware of how you carry yourself when in polite company. The way he carries himself in public belies his strict upbringing. If you carry yourself like a meek little mouse, no one is going to take you seriously in the business world.

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carry (someone) (somewhere)

To escort or accompany someone to a particular place or location. Might I carry you to the dance, Miss? It's already dark out, so be a gentleman and carry that gal home. Of course I'll carry you home—I enjoy your company immensely, Gertrude.

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carry

1. in. to carry drugs on one’s person. (Drugs.) If you get busted while you’re carrying, you are in big trouble with the man.

2. n. drugs carried on the person as an emergency supply in case of arrest. (Underworld.) The cops found my carry, and I spent three days in the clink climbing the walls.

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