- carry away
- transitive verb Date: 1562 1. to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm 2. carry off 1
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carry away — I verb abduce, abduct, capture, carry off, commandeer, convey away, drag away, expropriate, kidnap, make off with, overcome, overpower, purloin, ravish, remove, remove bodily, run off with, seize, shanghai, spirit away, steal, take away, take by… … Law dictionary
carry away — verb remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 6) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away on a … Useful english dictionary
carry away — Synonyms and related words: abduce, abduct, allure, annihilate, attract, bear the palm, becharm, beguile, bereave of life, bewitch, captivate, capture, carry, carry it, carry off, carry the day, cart away, cast a spell, charm, chloroform, come… … Moby Thesaurus
carry away — {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. * /The music carried her away./ * /He let his anger carry him away./ Often used in the passive, * /She was carried away by the man s charm./ * /He was carried away … Dictionary of American idioms
carry away — {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. * /The music carried her away./ * /He let his anger carry him away./ Often used in the passive, * /She was carried away by the man s charm./ * /He was carried away … Dictionary of American idioms
carry\ away — v To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. The music carried her away. He let his anger carry him away. Often used in the passive, She was carried away by the man s charm. He was carried away by the sight of… … Словарь американских идиом
To carry away — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry away — verb To break under sudden pressure of violent wind … Wiktionary
carry away — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enchant, charm, enrapture, transport; see excite 1 , fascinate . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move or excite greatly: electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport. Slang: send. See EXCITE … English dictionary for students
carry away — charm, enchant, spellbind … English contemporary dictionary
