Definition of carry_on - WordReference.com Dictionary

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carry_on
A	verb
	1	continue, go on, carry on, proceed
			continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak ╚continue, go on, carry on, proceed ╚ramble on; ramble; jog ╚segue
	2	conduct, carry on, deal
			direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
		Category Tree: control; command ╚manage; deal; care; handle ╚conduct, carry on, deal ╚racketeer
	3	act up, carry on
			misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚misbehave; misconduct; misdemean ╚act up, carry on
	4	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
			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"
		Category Tree: keep; maintain; hold ╚continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve ╚mummify ╚prolong; sustain; keep up ╚perpetuate ╚persevere; persist; hang in; hang on; hold on ╚resume; restart

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