handcarry

English

Alternative forms

• hand-carry, hand carry

Etymology

hand +‎ carry

Verb

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

1. To transport and deliver in person.
   • 1971, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Fraud and Corruption in Management of Military Club Systems:

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

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

     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.

   • 2003, US Department Of Defense, Special Authorization and Procedures for Issues, Sales, and Loans: Army Regulation 725-1:

     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.

Related terms

• hand-deliver, hand deliver
• hand-feed, handfeed
• hand-knit, hand knit, handknit
• handmake
• hand-pick, handpick
• hand-raise
• hand-wash, hand wash

 

Translations

Translations

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

Noun

handcarry (plural handcarries)

1. (Philippines) carry-on (luggage)