ALL meanings of carry over
car·ry o·ver
C c - noun carry over the act of carrying over 3
- noun carry over something carried or left over 3
- verb carry over If you carry over, carry down, or carry a balance, you transfer it to the next accounting period, where it will be the opening balance. 3
- phrasal verb carry over If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation. 3
- verb carry over to postpone or defer 3
- verb carry over (on the London Stock Exchange) to postpone (payment or settlement) until the next account day 3
- noun carry over something left over for future use, esp goods to be sold 3
- noun carry over a sum or balance carried forward 3
- noun carry over another name for carry-forward 3
- noun carry over to have or be remaining 3
- noun carry over to transfer or hold over 3
- noun carry over to postpone or allow to postpone; continue 3
- transitivephrasal verb carry over vacation allowance: use next year 1
- intransitivephrasal verb carry over be extended 1
- noun carry over that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc. 1
- noun carry over Bookkeeping. the total of one page of an account carried forward to the next. 1
- noun carry over carryforward (def 2). 1
- verb with object carry over to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 1
- verb with object carry over to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
- verb with object carry over to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
- verb with object carry over to serve as an agency or medium for the transmission of: The wind carried the sound. He carried the message to me. 1
- verb with object carry over to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1
- verb with object carry over to be pregnant with: His wife is carrying twins. 1
- verb with object carry over to put ahead to a subsequent time, page, etc., or to a higher authority; continue or transfer: to carry a case to a higher court; to carry a footnote to a new page. 1
- verb with object carry over to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain: These piers once carried an arch. 1
- verb with object carry over to take (a leading or guiding part), as in singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody). 1
- verb with object carry over to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner: She carries her head high. 1
- verb with object carry over to behave or comport (oneself): She carries herself with decorum. 1
- verb with object carry over to take the initiative in (a contest): The Giants carried the game to the Browns. 1
- verb with object carry over to secure the adoption of (a motion or bill). 1
- verb with object carry over to get a plurality or majority of electoral votes in (a district). 1
- verb with object carry over to extend or continue in a given direction or to a certain point: to carry the war into enemy territory. 1
- verb with object carry over to bring, impart, hear, transmit, or communicate news, a message, etc. 1
- verb with object carry over to lead or influence by emotional or intellectual appeal: The actor carried his audience with him. 1
- verb with object carry over to bear the major burden of (a group, performance, etc.) by superior talent, determination, etc.: The star carried the whole play. 1
- verb with object carry over to serve as a conduit for: This pipe carries water to the house. 1
- verb with object carry over to have as an attribute, property, consequence, etc.; presume or entail: Violation carries a penalty of five years in prison. 1
- verb with object carry over to support or give validity to (a related claim, argument, etc.): One decision carries another. 1
- verb with object carry over Commerce. to keep on hand or in stock. to keep on the account books. 1
- verb with object carry over to bear as a crop: This land will not carry corn. 1
- verb with object carry over to sustain or support: Our grain supply will carry the cattle through the winter. This money will carry us for about a week. 1
- verb with object carry over to be enrolled for or to undertake as an amount of work: New students are advised not to carry more than 16 credits. 1
- verb with object carry over Golf. to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke. 1
- verb with object carry over Ice Hockey. to cause (a puck) to move forward along the ice and in one's control by a series of light, short taps with the stick. 1
- verb with object carry over Hunting. to retain and pursue (a scent). 1
- verb with object carry over (in addition) to transfer (a number) from one denomination to the succeeding one. 1
- verb with object carry over to have as a maximum working pressure: This boiler carries 190 pounds per square inch. 1
- verb without object carry over to act as a bearer or conductor. 1
- verb without object carry over to have or exert propelling force. 1
- verb without object carry over to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: My voice carries farther than his. 1