Carry and Operate

Carry

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

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Operate and carry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Carry".

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

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Carry and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Carry" instead a verb "Operate".

body	carry body	operate body
team	carry team	operate team
piece	carry piece	operate piece
equipment	carry equipment	operate equipment
Other words: way, weapon, gun, weaponry, launcher, weapons, guns, firearms.

The Danger Mouse episode "Play it again Wufgang" went all meta with this trope: the episode's incidental music soundtrack failed, requiring Penfold to carry and operate a tapedeck everywhere.

Source: Sound Defect
In Desperados, two characters can operate Gatling guns, and one of them is strong enough to carry them around, allowing you to clear an entire level of enemies with careful use of your ammo.

Source: Gatling Good
Frigates, which carry no fighters and instead operate in "wolf-pack" flotillas.

Source: The Battlestar

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