Carry and Move

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Carry

Carry verb - To support and take from one place to another.

Usage example: each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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Move is a synonym for carry in convey topic. In some cases you can use "Move" instead a verb "Carry", when it comes to topics like pull, transport, win, bring in.

Nearby Words: carriage, carried, carrier, carrying, carri

Move

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

Usage example: I need you to move all your books off that chair before company gets here

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Carry is a synonym for move in pull topic. You can use "Carry" instead a verb "Move", if it concerns topics such as transfer, transport, bring in, motivate.

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

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people	carry people	move people
body	carry body	move body
amount	carry amount	move amount
number	carry number	move number
Other words: team, stick, piece, time, way, troops, ball, items, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

Transport aircraft like the Medea, Fat Uncle and Garuda-class can carry lots of MS and move quickly in the atmosphere, but they have virtually no use as combat units and are totally unusable once the main battlefields move to space.

Source: Video Game / Gihrens Greed
However, if the player decides to let Vauclair carry it out, then all Lofwyr did was force him to move it ahead of schedule, resulting in the death of the Great Dragon and his species.

Source: Videogame / Shadowrun Returns
Erik is left unable to move or project his hologram, so the Animorphs carry him out of the mall.

Source: Contrived Coincidence

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