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carry away
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1.
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neutral
To remove or transport something or someone from one place to another by lifting or conveying.
To take goods, objects, or people away, often by physical means.
2.
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neutral
literary
To seize, abduct, or carry off (often used of captors taking prisoners or of people taken into slavery or captivity).
3.
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informal
idiomatic
To cause someone to become overly excited, enthusiastic, or emotionally unrestrained; to cause someone to lose composure or moderation.
4.
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colloquial
To obtain or remove a large quantity or sum (often used hyperbolically, as in winning or collecting more than one can physically carry).
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