Carry
Carry verb - To support and take from one place to another.
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, her fellow SS official Hermine Braunsteiner was said to carry a horsewhip and have used it to kill at least two female inmates.
Source: A Taste of the Lash -
More importantly, if you happen to carry any magical components, including such innocuous items as a fly's wings or a cat's fur, or have misplaced the magic wand, he will kill you instead. ZAP!
- Similarly, in Tales of Phantasia when Suzu's parents kill themselves to stop hurting innocents, pretty lights descend from the sky to their level, then carry their bodies up to the heavens.
Source: Everything Fades
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