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1 PHRASAL VERB If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it. □ [V P v-ing] The assistant carried on talking. □ [V P + with ] Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his life and his work. □ [V P n] His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions. □ [V P ] 'Do you mind if I just start with the few formal questions please?'—'Carry on.'

2 PHRASAL VERB If you carry on an activity, you do it or take part in it for a period of time. □ [V P n] The consulate will carry on a political dialogue with Indonesia.

3 PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone is carrying on , you are irritated with them because they are talking very excitedly and saying a lot of unnecessary things. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V P ] She was yelling and screaming and carrying on. □ [V P + about ] He was carrying on about some stupid television series.

▸  carry out PHRASAL VERB If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it. □ [be V -ed P + by] Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists. □ [V n P ] Commitments have been made with very little intention of carrying them out.

▸  carry over PHRASAL VERB If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation. □ [V P + into/to ] Priestley's rational outlook in science carried over to religion. □ [be V -ed P + into/to ] Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.

▸  carry through PHRASAL VERB If you carry something through , you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties. □ [V P n] We don't have the confidence that the U.N. will carry through a sustained program. □ [V n P ] The state announced a clear-cut policy and set out to carry it through.

carry|all /kæ riɔːl/ (carryalls ) N‑COUNT A carryall is a large bag made of nylon, canvas, or leather, which you use to carry your clothes and other possessions, for example when you are travelling. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use holdall

carry|cot /kæ rikɒt/ (carrycots ) N‑COUNT A carrycot is a small bed for babies which has handles so it can be carried. [BRIT ]

ca rry-on ADJ Carry-on baggage or luggage is the bags that you take inside an aeroplane with you. □  Passengers who have only carry-on luggage may go directly to the departure gate.

cart /kɑː ^r t/ (carts , carting , carted )

1 N‑COUNT A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals. □  …a country where horse-drawn carts far outnumber cars.

2 VERB If you cart things or people somewhere, you carry them or transport them there, often with difficulty. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n with adv] One of their father's relatives carted off the entire contents of the house. [Also V n prep]

3 N‑COUNT A cart is a small vehicle with a motor. [AM ] □  He drove up in a golf cart to watch them.

4 N‑COUNT A cart or a shopping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop. [AM ] in BRIT, use trolley

carte blanche /kɑː ^r t blɒ nʃ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N to-inf] If someone gives you carte blanche , they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right. □ [+ to-inf] They gave him carte blanche to make decisions.

car|tel /kɑː ^r te l/ (cartels ) N‑COUNT A cartel is an association of similar companies or businesses that have grouped together in order to prevent competition and to control prices. [BUSINESS ] □  …a drug cartel.