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The town would have been carried in the
end.

Bacon.

8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the
aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.

He thought it carried something of argument
in it.

Watts.

It carries too great an imputation of
ignorance.

Lacke.

9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to
conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns.

He carried himself so insolently in the
house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became
odious.

Clarendon.

10. To bear the charges or burden of
holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to
another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm
carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a
customer; to carry a life insurance.

Carry arms (Mil. Drill), a
command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his
piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of
the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position.


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