carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
half-carried
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a word derived from
carry.
Example Sentences
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He hefted his partner to his feet and half-carried him into the upstairs bathroom.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
For most of the morning, the Texan was half-led, half-carried down the slope, at one point sitting still while he was secured with rope and lowered like a 200-lb. rucksack.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within two months more, he is unable to stand or walk, has to be half-carried to tribal pig feasts.
From Time Magazine Archive
A young man in mechanic's cap and windbreaker half-carried a little old man down the long green corridor to "Male Examining."
From Time Magazine Archive
She would have fallen if I hadn’t held her and half-dragged and half-carried her back to the bench.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
