Search Result for "carry_on":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. direct the course of; manage or control;
- Example: "You cannot conduct business like this"
[syn: conduct, carry on, deal]

2. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
- Example: "preserve the peace in the family"
- Example: "continue the family tradition"
- Example: "Carry on the old traditions"
[syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve]

3. continue talking;
- Example: "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice";
- Example: "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
[syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]

4. misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way;
- Example: "The children acted up when they were not bored"
[syn: act up, carry on]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carry on v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal] 2: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve] [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop] 3: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed] 4: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: act up, carry on]