Carry vs. Move — What's the Difference?

To hold or support while moving; bear

To change in position from one point to another

To move or take from one place to another; transport

To follow a specified course

Chiefly Southern US To escort or accompany.

To change posture or position; stir

To serve as a means for the conveyance of; transmit

To start off; depart

To communicate; pass on

(Games) To change position on a board in a board game.

To express or contain

To go from one residence or location to another; relocate

To have (something) on the surface or skin; bear

(Linguistics) To be copied or moved by means of a movement transformation to a new position in syntactic structure.

To hold or be capable of holding

To progress in sequence; go forward

To support (a weight or responsibility).

To progress toward a particular state or condition

To support the weight or responsibility of

To be disposed of by sale

To keep or have on one's person

To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.

To be pregnant with (offspring).

To exhibit great activity or energy

To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way

To initiate an action; act

To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.

To be active in a particular environment

To extend or continue in space, time, or degree

To stir the emotions

To give impetus to; propel

To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure

To take further; advance

To evacuate. Used of the bowels.

To take or seize, especially by force; capture.

To change the place or position of

To be successful in; win

To cause to go from one place to another

To gain victory, support, or acceptance for

(Games) To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game

To win a majority of the votes in

To change the course of

To gain the sympathy of; win over

To cause to progress or advance

To include or keep on a list

To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion

To have as an attribute or accompaniment

To prompt to action; rouse

To involve as a condition, consequence, or effect

To arouse the emotions of; affect or stir.

(Physics) To possess (an intrinsic property, such as color charge) or convey (a force) that governs particle interactions.

To cause to function

To transfer from one place, as a column, page, or book, to another

To cause to progress or advance

To keep in stock; offer for sale

To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure

To keep in one's accounts as a debtor

To make formal application to (a court, for example).

To maintain or support (one that is weaker or less competent, for example).

To dispose of by sale

To compensate for (a weaker member or partner) by one's performance.

To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.

To place before the public; print or broadcast

The act or an instance of moving.

To produce as a crop.

A particular manner of moving

To provide forage for (livestock)

A change of residence or location.

To sing (a melody, for example) on key

An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.

(Nautical) To be equipped with (a mast or sail).

The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.

To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf stroke.

A participant's turn to make a play.

To control and advance (a ball or puck).

An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver

(Basketball) To palm (the ball) in violation of the rules.

(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

To act as a bearer

(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act

To be transmitted or conveyed

(intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

To admit of being transported

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

To hold the neck and head in a certain way. Used of a horse.

To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.

To be accepted or approved

(transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

The act or process of carrying.

(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

A portage, as between two navigable bodies of water.

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

(Football) An act of running with the ball on an offensive play from scrimmage

To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

The range of a gun or projectile.

To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

The distance traveled by a hurled or struck ball.

To apply to, as for aid.

Reach; projection

To request an action from the court.

(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

To bow or salute upon meeting.

(transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).

(transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

The act of moving; a movement.

To move; to convey using force

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

(transitive) To lead or guide.

A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.

(transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.

The event of changing one's residence.

(transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.

A change in strategy.

(transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly

A transfer, a change from one employer to another.

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.

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

(transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).

A round, in which each player has a turn.

(intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.

To insult, to diss.

To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.

To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.

To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.

(transitive) To have on one's person.

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.

To be pregnant (with).

To apply to, as for aid.

To have propulsive power; to propel.

To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.

To hold the head; said of a horse.

To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.

(hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.

To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.

To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle

To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.

The act of moving; a movement.

(obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.

The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move.

To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

(reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.

The act of deciding to do something;

To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.

The act of changing your residence or place of business;

(intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.

A change of position that does not entail a change of location;

(gaming) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.

The act of changing location from one place to another;

(Southern US) to physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)

(game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action

(North America) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

Change location; move, travel, or proceed;

A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.

Cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;

A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.

Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion;

(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.

Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment;

(finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.

Follow a procedure or take a course;

(golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.

Be in a state of action;

(finance) Carried interest.

Go or proceed from one point to another;

The sky; cloud-drift.

Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; - often with away or off.

Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;

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.

Give an incentive for action;

To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.

Arouse sympathy or compassion in;

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.

Dispose of by selling;

To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.

Progress by being changed;

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.

Live one's life in a specified environment;

To get possession of by force; to capture.

Have a turn; make one's move in a game;

To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.

Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; - with the reflexive pronouns.

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.

To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.

To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.

To hold the head; - said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.

To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.

A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.

The act of carrying something

Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;

Have with oneself; have on one's person;

Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;

Serve as a means for expressing something;

Bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;

Support or hold in a certain manner;

Contain or hold; have within;

Extend to a certain degree;

Continue or extend;

Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;

Win in an election;

Include, as on a list;

Behave in a certain manner;

Have on hand;

Include as the content; broadcast or publicize;

Propel,

Pass on a communication;

Have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;

Be conveyed over a certain distance;

Keep up with financial support;

Have or possess something abstract;

Win approval or support for;

Compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;

Take further or advance;

Have on the surface or on the skin;

Capture after a fight;

Transfer (entries) from one account book to another

Transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;

Pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;

Bear (a crop);

Propel or give impetus to;

Drink alcohol without showing ill effects;

Be able to feed;

Have a certain range;

Cover a certain distance or advance beyond;

Secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);

Be successful in;

Sing or play against other voices or parts;

Be pregnant with;