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View synonyms for carry-on

carry-on

[ kar-ee-on, -awn ]

adjective

  1. of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane:

    carry-on luggage.



noun

  1. a piece of carry-on luggage.

carry on

verb

  1. intr to continue or persevere

    we must carry on in spite of our difficulties

  2. tr to manage or conduct

    to carry on a business

  3. informal.
    introften foll bywith to have an affair
  4. informal.
    intr to cause a fuss or commotion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. informal.
    a fuss or commotion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of luggage) to be taken inside an aircraft by hand personally by a passenger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carry-on1

First recorded in 1950–55; adj., noun use of verb phrase carry on
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Example Sentences

You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.

He can watch me get stripped, have my stuff taken away, and be forced to board the plane sans carry-on.

Then again, such keep-calm-and-carry-on nonchalance is vintage Bloomberg.

She will then, at a time of her choosing, tuck it, say, into my carry-on bag just before I leave on a research trip.

Anna and I lay down on the cold linoleum floor, pillowing our heads on our carry-on bags.

I was convinced that she would carry-on all night like a forgotten dachshund, unless she was released.

"It's a fine carry-on this," said the Cornal, breaking the silence.

It was just her way of doing the carry-on for Aunt Clara Lamar.

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