Carry vs. Haul — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Carry and Haul
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Carry
To hold or support while moving; bear
Carried the baby in my arms.
Carrying a heavy backpack.
Haul
To pull or drag forcibly
They hauled the boat onto the beach. We hauled the wood into the shed.
Carry
To move or take from one place to another; transport
A train carrying freight.
A courier carrying messages.
Haul
To transport, as with a truck or cart
The contractor used a truck to haul away the dirt and debris.
Carry
Chiefly Southern US To escort or accompany.
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Haul
To cause (oneself) to move, especially slowly or laboriously
I hauled myself down to the lobby.
Carry
To serve as a means for the conveyance of; transmit
Pipes that carry waste water.
A bridge that carries traffic between the two cities.
Haul
To compel to go, especially for trial
Hauled their competitor into court.
Carry
To communicate; pass on
The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.
Haul
(Nautical) To change the course of (a ship), especially in order to sail closer into the wind.
Carry
To express or contain
Harsh words that carried a threat of violence.
Haul
To pull or drag something forcibly.
Carry
To have (something) on the surface or skin; bear
Carries scars from acne.
Haul
To provide transportation; cart.
Carry
To hold or be capable of holding
The tank carries 16 gallons when full.
Haul
To shift direction
The wind hauled to the east.
Carry
To support (a weight or responsibility).
Haul
(Nautical) To change the course of a ship.
Carry
To support the weight or responsibility of
A beam that carries the floor.
A student who carries a heavy course load.
Haul
The act of pulling or dragging.
Carry
To keep or have on one's person
Stopped carrying credit cards.
Haul
The act of transporting or carting.
Carry
To be pregnant with (offspring).
Haul
A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported
A long haul across the country.
Carry
To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way
Carried her head proudly.
Haul
Something that is pulled or transported; a load.
Carry
To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
Haul
Everything collected or acquired at a single time; the take
A big haul of fish.
Carry
To extend or continue in space, time, or degree
Carried the line to the edge of the page.
Carry a joke too far.
Haul
(transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
To haul logs to a sawmill
Carry
To give impetus to; propel
The wind carried the ball over the fence.
Haul
(transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
Carry
To take further; advance
Carry a cause.
Haul
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
Carry
To take or seize, especially by force; capture.
Haul
To drag, to pull, to tug.
Carry
To be successful in; win
Lost the game but carried the match.
Haul
Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
Carry
To gain victory, support, or acceptance for
The motion was carried in a close vote.
Haul
(intransitive) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
Carry
To win a majority of the votes in
Roosevelt carried all but two states in the 1936 presidential election.
Haul
To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
Carry
To gain the sympathy of; win over
The amateurs' enthusiasm carried the audience.
Haul
Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).
Carry
To include or keep on a list
Carried a dozen workers on the payroll.
Haul
To fast]].
“How fast was he goin’?” / “I don’t know exactly, but he must’ve been haulin’, given where he landed.”
Carry
To have as an attribute or accompaniment
An appliance carrying a full-year guarantee.
Haul
An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
Carry
To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect
The crime carried a five-year sentence.
Haul
The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
Getting to his place was a real haul.
I find long-haul travel by airplane tiring.
Carry
(Physics) To possess (an intrinsic property, such as color charge) or convey (a force) that governs particle interactions.
Haul
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
The robber’s haul was over thirty items.
The trawler landed a ten-ton haul.
Carry
To transfer from one place, as a column, page, or book, to another
Carry a number in addition.
Haul
(Internet) purchased]] items
Carry
To keep in stock; offer for sale
A store that carries a full line of electronic equipment.
Haul
(ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
Carry
To keep in one's accounts as a debtor
Carried the unemployed customer for 90 days.
Haul
Four goals scored by one player in a game.
Carry
To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).
Haul
To pull or draw with force; to drag.
Some dance, some haul the rope.
Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land.
Romp-loving missIs hauled about in gallantry robust.
Carry
To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.
Haul
To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill.
When I was seven or eight years of age, I began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops.
Carry
To place before the public; print or broadcast
The morning papers carried the story. The press conference was carried by all networks.
Haul
To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
Carry
To produce as a crop.
Haul
A pulling with force; a violent pull.
Carry
To provide forage for (livestock)
Land that carries sheep.
Haul
A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul.
Carry
To sing (a melody, for example) on key
Carry a tune.
Haul
That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net.
Carry
(Nautical) To be equipped with (a mast or sail).
Haul
Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul.
Carry
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.
Haul
A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred.
Carry
To control and advance (a ball or puck).
Haul
The act of drawing or hauling something;
The haul up the hill went very slowly
Carry
(Basketball) To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.
Haul
The quantity that was caught;
The catch was only 10 fish
Carry
To act as a bearer
Teach a dog to fetch and carry.
Haul
Draw slowly or heavily;
Haul stones
Haul nets
Carry
To be transmitted or conveyed
A voice that carries well.
Haul
Transport in a vehicle;
Haul stones from the quarry in a truck
Haul vegetables to the market
Carry
To admit of being transported
Unbalanced loads do not carry easily.
Carry
To hold the neck and head in a certain way. Used of a horse.
Carry
To be accepted or approved
The proposal carried by a wide margin.
Carry
The act or process of carrying.
Carry
A portage, as between two navigable bodies of water.
Carry
(Football) An act of running with the ball on an offensive play from scrimmage
A carry of six yards.
Carry
The range of a gun or projectile.
Carry
The distance traveled by a hurled or struck ball.
Carry
Reach; projection
"a voice that had far more carry to it than at any time in the term thus far" (Jimmy Breslin).
Carry
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
Carry
(transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
To carry the war from Greece into Asia
To carry an account to the ledger
Carry
(transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
The builders are going to carry the chimney through {{the roof.
}} They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
Carry
To move; to convey using force
Carry
(transitive) To lead or guide.
Carry
(transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
Carry
(transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.
Carry
(transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
The court carries that motion.
Carry
In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
Carry
(transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
Carry
(intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
Carry
To insult, to diss.
Carry
To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
Carry
To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
Carry
(transitive) To have on one's person.
She always carries a purse;
Marsupials carry their young in a pouch
Carry
To be pregnant (with).
The doctor said she's carrying twins.
Carry
To have propulsive power; to propel.
A gun or mortar carries well.
Carry
To hold the head; said of a horse.
To carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck
Carry
(hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
Carry
To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
Carry
To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
The Tories carried the election.
Carry
(obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Carry
To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
Carry
(reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
Carry
To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
A merchant is carrying a large stock;
A farm carries {{a mortgage;
}} a broker carries stock for {{a customer;
}} to carry a life insurance.
Carry
(intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
Carry
(gaming) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.
He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself.
Carry
(Southern US) to physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
Will you carry me to town?
Carry
(North America) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
A holster can help you carry in confidence, knowing that your weapon is secure and close at hand.
Carry
A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.
Carry
A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
Carry
(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
Carry
(finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum.
Carry
(golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
Carry
(finance) Carried interest.
Carry
The sky; cloud-drift.
Carry
To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; - often with away or off.
When he dieth he shall carry nothing away.
Devout men carried Stephen to his burial.
Another carried the intelligence to Russell.
The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles.
Carry
To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds.
Carry
To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet.
He carried away all his cattle.
Passion and revenge will carry them too far.
Carry
To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
Carry
To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
Carry
To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election.
The carrying of our main point.
Carry
To get possession of by force; to capture.
The town would have been carried in the end.
Carry
To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
He thought it carried something of argument in it.
It carries too great an imputation of ignorance.
Carry
To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; - with the reflexive pronouns.
He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious.
Carry
To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.
Carry
To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
Carry
To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
Carry
To hold the head; - said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
Carry
To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
Carry
A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
Carry
The act of carrying something
Carry
Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
You must carry your camping gear
Carry the suitcases to the car
This train is carrying nuclear waste
These pipes carry waste water into the river
Carry
Have with oneself; have on one's person;
She always takes an umbrella
I always carry money
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Carry
Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
Sound carries well over water
The airwaves carry the sound
Many metals conduct heat
Carry
Serve as a means for expressing something;
The painting of Mary carries motherly love
His voice carried a lot af anger
Carry
Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
His efforts carried the entire project
How many credits is this student carrying?
We carry a very large mortgage
Carry
Support or hold in a certain manner;
She holds her head high
He carried himself upright
Carry
Contain or hold; have within;
The jar carries wine
The canteen holds fresh water
This can contains water
Carry
Extend to a certain degree;
Carry too far
She carries her ideas to the extreme
Carry
Continue or extend;
The civil war carried into the neighboring province
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Carry
Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison
Carry
Win in an election;
The senator carried his home state
Carry
Include, as on a list;
How many people are carried on the payroll?
Carry
Behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
He bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Carry
Have on hand;
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
Carry
Include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
We ran the ad three times
This paper carries a restaurant review
All major networks carried the press conference
Carry
Propel,
Carry the ball
Dribble the ball
Carry
Pass on a communication;
The news was carried to every village in the province
Carry
Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
This new washer carries a two year guarantee
The loan carries a high interest rate
This undertaking carries many dangers
She carries her mother's genes
These bonds carry warrants
The restaurant carries an unusual name
Carry
Be conveyed over a certain distance;
Her voice carries very well in this big opera house
Carry
Keep up with financial support;
The Federal Government carried the province for many years
Carry
Have or possess something abstract;
I carry her image in my mind's eye
I will carry the secret to my grave
I carry these thoughts in the back of my head
I carry a lot of life insurance
Carry
Win approval or support for;
Carry all before one
His speech did not sway the voters
Carry
Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
I resent having to carry her all the time
Carry
Take further or advance;
Carry a cause
Carry
Have on the surface or on the skin;
Carry scars
Carry
Capture after a fight;
The troops carried the town after a brief fight
Carry
Transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Carry
Transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;
Put down 5 and carry 2
Carry
Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
The dog was taught to fetch and carry
Carry
Bear (a crop);
This land does not carry olives
Carry
Propel or give impetus to;
The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence
Carry
Drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
He can hold his liquor
He had drunk more than he could carry
Carry
Be able to feed;
This land will carry ten cows to the acre
Carry
Have a certain range;
This rifle carries for 3,000 feet
Carry
Cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
The drive carried to the green
Carry
Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
The motion carried easily
Carry
Be successful in;
She lost the game but carried the match
Carry
Sing or play against other voices or parts;
He cannot carry a tune
Carry
Be pregnant with;
She is bearing his child
The are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child
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