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carry off

verb

1 carry off

Be successful; achieve a goal.

synonyms: bring off, manage, negociate, pull off.

Roget 791: steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm; abstract; ... show more

2 carry off

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.

Roget 789: take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket; receive; accept.    reap, crop, cull, ... show more

3 carry off

Kill in large numbers.

synonyms: annihilate, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out.

Dutch: annihileren, vernietigen


Moby thesaurus: abduce, abduct, accomplish, achieve, annihilate, bear the palm, bereave of life, bring about, bring off, bring through, bring to effect, bring to pass, capture, carry, carry away, carry into effect, carry into execution, carry it, carry out, carry the day ... show more.

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