Carry Off Synonyms and Antonyms

To abduct
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shanghai
  2. capture
  3. make-off-with
  4. carry away
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. take away
  2. bear off
  3. bear-away
  4. carry away

Words Related to Carry Off

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Carry Off Sentence Examples

  • He remarked that the flow of water from an orifice depends not only on the magnitude of the orifice itself, but also on the height of the water in the reservoir; and that a pipe employed to carry off a portion of water from an aqueduct should, as circumstances required, have a position more or less inclined to the original direction of the current.

  • It is invariably provided with an opening to carry off the vapours produced.

  • With the proceeds of the spoils of the war Dentatus cut an artificial channel to carry off the waters of Lake Velinus, so as to drain the valley of Reate.

  • The old sewers were found quite inadequate to carry off the large increase of water, and besides they all led directly into the bay, causing a terrible odour and rendering the water near the town unwholesome for bathing.

  • The description is particularly noteworthy for the sudden appearance of birds of prey, which attempted to carry off the victims of the sacrificial covenant.

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