carry off

Other forms: carried off; carrying off; carries off

Definitions of carry off

1. verb

   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

   types:

   spirit away

   carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

   spirit away, spirit off

   carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

   whisk away, whisk off

   take away quickly and suddenly

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
2. verb

   be successful; achieve a goal
   synonyms: bring off, manage, negociate, pull off

   type of:

   bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win

   attain success or reach a desired goal
3. verb

   kill in large numbers
   synonyms: annihilate, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

   decimate

   kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

   type of:

   kill

   cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly