Definitions

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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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

She was at CVS in search of orange juice, an alternative to water that would be light enough for her to carry back to her apartment on foot.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2017

Emma shoos the boys off the chairs, which I carry back to the table.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

carry back

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