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carry to excess — To do (something) too much • • • Main Entry: ↑excess … Useful english dictionary
carry — v. 1) (B) she carried the books to me 2) (d; tr.) to carry from; to (we carried the table from the door to the center of the room) 3) (d; tr.) to carry into (carry the chairs into the house) 4) (d; tr.) to carry out of (we carried the books out… … Combinatory dictionary
carry-over — index balance (amount in excess), remainder (remaining part) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 carry over … Law dictionary
carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
excess — 01. Vitamins are important for our health, but an [excess] can cause serious health problems. 02. He has starting jogging in an effort to get rid of a little [excess] weight. 03. After cooking the chicken, pour off any [excess] liquid in the pan … Grammatical examples in English
excess — I UK [ɪkˈses] / US / US [ˈekˌses] noun Word forms excess : singular excess plural excesses ** 1) [singular/uncountable] a larger amount of something than is usual or necessary Cover both sides of the meat with flour, shaking off any excess.… … English dictionary
carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
carry — carriable, carryable, adj. /kar ee/, v., carried, carrying, n., pl. carries. v.t. 1. to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 2. to… … Universalium
carry — v. & n. v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. support or hold up, esp. while moving. 2 tr. convey with one from one place to another. 3 tr. have on one s person (carry a watch). 4 tr. conduct or transmit (pipe carries water; wire carries electric current). 5 tr.… … Useful english dictionary
Excess Reserves — Capital reserves held by a bank or financial institution in excess of what is required by regulators, creditors or internal controls. For commercial banks, excess reserves are measured against standard reserve requirement amounts set by central… … Investment dictionary
