hand-carry

A form of handcarry — To transport and deliver in person.

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Meanings

verbhand-carry (third-person singular simple present hand-carries, present participle hand-carrying, simple past and past participle hand-carried)

present singular third person hand-carries · participle present hand-carrying · participle past hand-carried · past hand-carried

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handcarry.

    A group hand-carried the required paperwork to Austin.

    2010, Connie Cooley, Southlake, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    It took over a year and one-half of daily care, and afterward Tesla hand-carried the bird to one of his favorite farms, where “it is now one of the finest and prettiest birds I have.

    1998, Marc Seifer, Wizard: The Life And Times Of Nikola Tesla, →ISBN

    After approval by grants and contracts administration, the purchase order request will be hand-carried to the foundation purchasing office.

    2012, F.E. Sladek, E.L. Stein, Grant Budgeting and Finance: Getting the Most Out of Your Grant Dollar, →ISBN
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APA

hand-carry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-carry

MLA

“hand-carry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-carry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-carry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-carry.

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