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carry back

VERB
return
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give replace restore send
STRONG
bestow convey react rebate reciprocate recompense reestablish refund reimburse reinstate remit render repay requite reseat restitute retaliate transmit
WEAK
hand back make restitution pay back put back reinsert roll back take back thrust back toss back
Antonyms
STRONG
deprive hold keep refuse take
WEAK
ask depart leave pay request

Example Sentences

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Ms. Link sends us outside to gather wildflowers, leaves and anything else we can carry back.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Chazanas, the interior designer, already has a crystals shopping list with requests from half a dozen clients and is planning on bringing a mover with her to Arizona to help carry back the haul.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

Saul will now hope his scoring run with Spain will carry back over to Atletico when it hosts Eibar on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2018

We returned to Washington without our luggage or the signed contract, though we did carry back a memorable souvenir: amoebic dysentery.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017

I'll get a library card tomorrow and carry back my first installment of books.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.