carry off - Meaning in Tamil

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carry off - Meaning in Tamil

Definitions and Meaning of carry off in English

carry off verb

1. kill in large numbers

   Synonyms

   annihilate, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

   Example

   • "the plague wiped out an entire population"
2. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

   Synonyms

   bear away, bear off, carry away, take away

   Examples

   • "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
   • "I'll take you away on a holiday"
   • "The car carried us off to the meeting"
   • "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"
3. be successful; achieve a goal

   Synonyms

   bring off, manage, negociate, pull off

   Examples

   • "I managed to carry the box upstairs"
   • "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"
   • "She succeeded in persuading us all"
   • "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

Synonyms of carry off

• annihilate, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
• bear away, bear off, carry away, take away
• bring off, manage, negociate, pull off

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