'carry on' definitions:
Definition of 'carry on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal]
verb
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" [syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve] [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop]
verb
Continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]
verb
Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: act up, carry on]
Synonyms of 'carry on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- act up,
- antic,
- assault,
- attack,
- barbarize,
- batter,
- be enthusiastic,
- be livid,
- be patient,
- be pissed,
- be responsible for,
- bear with composure,
- behave ill,
- bide,
- bluster,
- boil,
- browned off,
- brutalize,
- bubble over,
- burn,
- butcher,
- call the signals,
- caper,
- captain,
- caracole,
- carry on over,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- cavort,
- cease not,
- chafe,
- command,
- conduct,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- control,
- curvet,
- cut a dido,
- cut capers,
- cut up,
- cut up rough,
- dance,
- deal with,
- defeat time,
- defy time,
- destroy,
- direct,
- disport,
- do,
- drag on,
- drive,
- dwell,
- effervesce,
- employ,
- endure,
- engage in,
- engineer,
- enthuse,
- exercise,
- exist,
- extend,
- flounce,
- follow,
- fool around,
- forbear,
- fret,
- frisk,
- frolic,
- fume,
- gambol,
- get into mischief,
- go along,
- go in for,
- go on,
- go on over,
- govern,
- gush,
- gush over,
- hammer,
- handle,
- hang on,
- have a conniption,
- head,
- head up,
- hell around,
- hold,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold steady,
- horse,
- horse around,
- horseplay,
- jog on,
- keep,
- keep at,
- keep at it,
- keep busy,
- keep driving,
- keep going,
- keep moving,
- keep on,
- keep trying,
- keep up,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- lay waste,
- lead,
- lead on,
- linger,
- live,
- live on,
- live through,
- loot,
- maffick,
- maintain,
- make go,
- make much of,
- make the rules,
- manage,
- maneuver,
- manipulate,
- mastermind,
- maul,
- misbehave,
- misdemean,
- mug,
- never cease,
- not accept compromise,
- officer,
- operate,
- ordain,
- order,
- peg away,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- perform on,
- persevere,
- persist,
- pillage,
- pilot,
- pissed off,
- play,
- play the fool,
- plug away,
- practice,
- prescribe,
- prevail,
- prosecute,
- pull the strings,
- pursue,
- quarterback,
- rage,
- raise Cain,
- raise hell,
- raise sand,
- raise the deuce,
- raise the devil,
- raise the roof,
- ramp,
- rampage,
- rant,
- rant and rave,
- rape,
- rave,
- rave about,
- regulate,
- remain,
- rhapsodize,
- riot,
- roar,
- rollick,
- romp,
- roughhouse,
- ruin,
- run,
- run on,
- sack,
- savage,
- see to,
- seethe,
- simmer,
- sizzle,
- skip,
- skipper,
- slaughter,
- slog on,
- smoke,
- smolder,
- sow chaos,
- specialize in,
- sport,
- stagger on,
- stand,
- stay,
- stay on,
- steer,
- stew,
- storm,
- subsist,
- survive,
- sustain,
- tackle,
- take care of,
- take command,
- take on,
- take on over,
- take the lead,
- take to,
- take up,
- tarry,
- tear,
- tear around,
- terrorize,
- throw a fit,
- tide over,
- trip,
- undertake,
- use,
- vandalize,
- violate,
- wage,
- wait,
- wait it out,
- wear,
- wear well,
- whoop it up,
- work,
- work at,
- wreck
Words containing 'carry on'
- Carried,
- Carries,
- Carry,
- Carrying,
- To carry off,
- To carry on,
- To carry out,
- To carry through,
- To carry up,
- carry off,
- 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