Section C

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-- To carry
out. (a) To bear from within.
(b) To put into execution; to bring to a
successful issue. (c) To sustain to the
end; to continue to the end. -- To carry
through. (a) To convey through the
midst of. (b) To support to the end; to
sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. "Grace will
carry us . . . through all difficulties."
Hammond. (c) To complete; to bring to
a successful issue; to succeed. -- To carry
up, to convey or extend in an upward course or
direction; to build. -- To carry weight.
(a) To be handicapped; to have an extra
burden, as when one rides or runs. "He carries
weight, he rides a race" Cowper. (b)
To have influence.

Car"ry, v. i. 1.
To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and
carry.

2. To have propulsive power; to propel;
as, a gun or mortar carries well.

3. To hold the head; -- said of a horse;
as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with
arching neck.

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