His laughable reproduction of the great actor's vagaries was a clever bit of ——.
If it be not lying to say that a fox's tail is four feet long, it is certainly a huge ——.
CARRY ([page 96]).
QUESTIONS.
1. To what sort of objects do we apply bear? carry? move? take? 2. What kinds of force or power do we indicate by convey, lift, transmit, and transport? 3. What is the distinction between bring and carry? between carry and bear? 4. What does lift mean? 5. Can you give some figurative uses of carry?
EXAMPLES.
The strong man can —— 1,000 pounds with apparent ease.
Napoleon always endeavored to —— the war into the enemy's territory.
It was found necessary to —— the coal overland for a distance of 500 miles.