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carrying-on

 
Verb carry-on has 4 senses
  1. conduct, carry on, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
    --1 is one way to manage, deal, care, handle
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
    --2 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. continue, go on, carry on, proceed - continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
    --3 is one way to talk, speak
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
    Somebody ----s VERB-ing
  4. act up, carry on - misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
    --4 is one way to misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
carry over carry through carry to term carry weight carryable carryall carrycot carryforward carrying-on carrying carrying capacity carrying charge carrying cost carrying into action carrying out carryness carryon

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