'carry off' definitions:
Definition of 'carry off'
From: WordNet
verb
Be successful; achieve a goal; "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" [syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage] [ant: fail]
verb
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "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" [syn: take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off] [ant: bring, convey, fetch, get]
verb
Kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off]
Synonyms of 'carry off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduce,
- abduct,
- accomplish,
- achieve,
- annihilate,
- bear the palm,
- bereave of life,
- bring about,
- bring off,
- bring through,
- bring to effect,
- bring to pass,
- capture,
- carry,
- carry away,
- carry into effect,
- carry into execution,
- carry it,
- carry out,
- carry the day,
- carry through,
- cart away,
- chloroform,
- come out first,
- come through,
- come through with,
- compass,
- crimp,
- crown with success,
- cut down,
- cut off,
- delocalize,
- deprive of life,
- destroy,
- dislodge,
- dispatch,
- displace,
- dispose of,
- do away with,
- do for,
- do the trick,
- do to death,
- down,
- end,
- execute,
- exterminate,
- finish,
- finish in front,
- finish off,
- fluke,
- fulfill,
- gain,
- gain the day,
- get by,
- get through,
- go through,
- hold for ransom,
- immolate,
- implement,
- impress,
- kidnap,
- kill,
- launch into eternity,
- lay aside,
- lay low,
- liquidate,
- lynch,
- make a killing,
- make away with,
- manhandle,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- move,
- poison,
- pull off,
- purge,
- put across,
- put aside,
- put away,
- put down,
- put in practice,
- put into effect,
- put into practice,
- put over,
- put through,
- put to death,
- put to sleep,
- relocate,
- remove,
- remove from life,
- run away with,
- sacrifice,
- send,
- set aside,
- shanghai,
- shift,
- shunt,
- side,
- skyjack,
- slay,
- snatch,
- spirit away,
- starve,
- take away,
- take life,
- take off,
- take the cake,
- throttle,
- translate into action,
- turn the trick,
- win,
- win out,
- win the battle,
- win the laurels,
- win the palm,
- win the prize,
- win through,
- work out
Words containing 'carry off'
- Carried,
- Carries,
- Carry,
- Carrying,
- To carry off,
- To carry on,
- To carry out,
- To carry through,
- To carry up,
- carry on,
- carry out,
- carry over,
- carry through,
- carrying out,
- Carry arms,
- Carrying place,
- Carrying trade,
- To carry all before one,
- To carry arms,
- To carry away,
- To carry coals,
- To carry the wind,
- To carry weight,
- To fetch and carry,
- card carrying,
- carried away,
- carry away,
- carry back,
- carry forward,
- carry nation,
- carry to term,
- carry weight,
- carry-over,
- carry-the can,
- carrying charge,
- carrying cost,
- carrying into action,
- fireman's carry,
- to carry the ball,
- Carry coals to Newcastle,
- To carry coals to Newcastle,
- To carry one's point,
- carry-forward,
- cash-and-carry,
- carry amelia moore nation