to carry something to excess

  • 1carry — 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)¦ …

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  • 2carry — 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! …

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  • 3excess — 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.… …

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  • 4carry — 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.… …

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  • 5carry to excess — To do (something) too much • • • Main Entry: ↑excess …

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  • 6carry — 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… …

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  • 7carry back — verb deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period • Hypernyms: ↑subtract, ↑deduct, ↑take off • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb : to deduct (a loss or an unused credit) from taxable income of a… …

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  • 8M16 rifle — Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16 From top to bottom: M16A1, M16A2, M4A1, M16A4 Type Assault rifle Place&#160 …

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  • 9Philo Farnsworth — Infobox Person name = Philo Taylor Farnsworth image size = caption = 1983 United States postage stamp honoring Farnsworth birth name = birth date = birth date|1906|8|19 birth place = Beaver, Utah, USA death date = death date and… …

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  • 10Annihilation — is defined as total destruction or complete obliteration of an object; [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2 q=Annihilation Dictionary Definition] (2006) Dictionary.com.] having its root in the Latin nihil (nothing). A literal translation …

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