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carry off - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
carry off
Definition
(verb) be successful; achieve a goal
Synonyms
:
bring off
,
manage
,
negociate
,
pull off
Example Sentence
She succeeded in persuading us all
I managed to carry the box upstairs
She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
The pianist negociated the difficult runs
Definition
(verb) remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
Synonyms
:
bear away
,
bear off
,
carry away
,
take away
Example Sentence
Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
The car carried us off to the meeting
I'll take you away on a holiday
I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry
Definition
(verb) kill in large numbers
Synonyms
:
annihilate
,
decimate
,
eliminate
,
eradicate
,
extinguish
,
wipe out
Example Sentence
the plague wiped out an entire population
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