handcarry

H4A1N1D2C3A1R1R1Y4

verb

To transport and deliver in person.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbhandcarry (third-person singular simple present handcarries, present participle handcarrying, simple past and past participle handcarried)

present singular third person handcarries · participle present handcarrying · participle past handcarried · past handcarried · alternative hand-carry · alternative hand carry

  1. transitiveTo transport and deliver in person.

    He handcarried it all the way. sir. It took him 30 days.

    1971, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Fraud and Corruption in Management of Military Club Systems
    2 more examples

    Limit orders are handcarried to a typist who types the order information onto file cards which are then handcarried to the main order room clerk who monitors the orders to insure their execution.

    1972, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, Study of the Securities Industry

    When feasible, the chronometer should be handcarried from the appropriate Navy supply facility to the Army installation or vessel where the instrument is to be used.

    2003, US Department Of Defense, Special Authorization and Procedures for Issues, Sales, and Loans: Army Regulation 725-1
nounhandcarry (plural handcarries)

plural handcarries · alternative hand-carry · alternative hand carry

  1. Philippinescarry-on (luggage)

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Translations

Japanese ハンドキャリーする, 手搬入する
  • ハンドキャリーする (hando kyarī suru)Translations
  • 手搬入する (tehannyū suru)Translations
Korean 핸드캐리하다
  • 핸드캐리하다 (haendeukaerihada)Translations
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APA

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MLA

“handcarry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcarry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handcarry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcarry.

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