Carry
Carry verb - Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.
Usage example: Sound carries well over water
Express
Express verb - Serve as a means for expressing something.
Common collocations
| way | carry way | express way |
Both words in one sentence
- Mostly Offstage Villainy, but Drusilla does carry around a puppy for the express purpose of feeding on it later.
Source: Kick The Dog / Live-Action TV -
It is standard practice among JA2 vets to have one merc carry around a sawed-off shotgun or a Super Shorty in a leg holster for that express purpose.
Source: Shoot Out the Lock -
The pornographic magazine Hustler would carry parody ads, usually to express Larry Flynt's opinions and beliefs.
Source: Parody Commercial
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