Carry and Put

Carry

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

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

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

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Usage example: you can put this box next to the bookshelf

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Carry and put are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Carry" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

people	carry people	put people
body	carry body	put body
name	carry name	put name
amount	carry amount	put amount
Other words: number, team, time, way, money, sword, gun.

As Hank notes, he can put a hidden camera anywhere by shrinking it down and having an ant carry it - and those aren't the only things they can carry.

Source: Film / Ant-Man
People had to carry their own products up the stairs, instead of the items being put there by the production team before the pitch.

Source: Series / Dragon's Den
Munchkin features a card that when used let's you take any item/steed in play, put it in the appropriate Box of Holding and carry on as if the card you just put in the box never existed.

Source: Ret Gone

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