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Data from Oxford LanguagesLook it upWe couldn't find a definition. Try searching the web forcarry away[carry away]✕PlayDEFINITION- lose self-control:"I got a bit carried away when describing the final game"synonyms:lose self-control · get excited · get overexcited · go too far · lose one's sense of proportion · be swept off one's feet
- nautical(of a ship) lose a mast or other part through breakage.
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- carry away v. 1. To pick something up and move away with it: The garbage collectors carried away the trash. I forgot to tie the canoe to the dock, and the river carried it away. 2. To steal something: The looters carried away everything in the store.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/carry away
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carried away; carrying away; carries away. transitive verb. 1. : to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm. The girl was carried away by her pity. Winston …
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- carry away
- To cause one to become overly engrossed in one's enthusiasm, excitement, etc., to the point …
- To steal something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carry" and "away." I think …
- To physically move someone or something away from a certain location. A noun or pronoun …
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verb. as in to transport. to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) the beauty of the music carried him away.
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- carried away
- Overly engrossed in one's enthusiasm, excitement, etc., to the point of making an excessive …
- Having done something to an extreme or excessive degree, especially by unintentional …
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car·ry 1. To cause the death of: was carried off by a fever. 2. To handle successfully: carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.
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carry away. See synonyms for carry away on Thesaurus.com. verb (tr, adverb) to remove forcefully. (usually passive) to cause (a person) to lose self-control. (usually passive) to …
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carry away: 1 v remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state “I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry” …
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To cause one to become overly engrossed in one's enthusiasm, excitement, etc., to the point of making an excessive display of it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carry" and "away." …
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to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do: There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a bit carried away. See more. to cause someone to become very …
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Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off verb. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; …
