"carry off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-carry off.ogg Forms: carries off [present, singular, third-person], carrying off [participle, present], carried off [participle, past], carried off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} carry off (third-person singular simple present carries off, present participle carrying off, simple past and past participle carried off)
  1. (transitive) To transport away. Tags: transitive Translations (to transport away): завличам (zavličam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), expédier (French), transporter (French), déplacer (French), vimpata (Ingrian), auferō (Latin), dēgerō (Latin), whakariua (Maori), گوتورمك (götürmek) (Ottoman Turkish), हरति (harati) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-carry_off-en-verb-6lWGdopG Disambiguation of 'to transport away': 95 1 1 2 2
  2. (transitive) To steal or kidnap Tags: transitive Translations (to steal or kidnap): i-TA-A-D51:D40 (jṯꜣ) (Egyptian), vimpata (Ingrian), raptō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-carry_off-en-verb-O-yTl6oI Disambiguation of 'to steal or kidnap': 1 94 1 3 1
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-carry_off-en-verb-opbn~ILV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 62 12 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 12 10 49 17 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 58 15 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 57 17 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 65 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 9 55 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 9 9 54 16 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 11 47 19 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 10 10 53 17 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 10 55 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 9 54 16 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 8 47 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 9 10 53 16 12
  4. (transitive) To cause the death of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-carry_off-en-verb-ehmzGXz3
  5. (transitive) To win (a prize, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-carry_off-en-verb-eRetcLCT

Inflected forms

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