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View synonyms for carry off

carry off

verb

  1. to remove forcefully
  2. to win

    he carried off all the prizes

  3. to manage or handle (a situation) successfully

    he carried off the introductions well

  4. to cause to die

    he was carried off by pneumonia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Differentiated instruction — in which a teacher tailors lessons to varying student needs — sounds good but is difficult to carry off in a large class.

A powerful carry off the back of the scrum from England number eight Alex Matthews helped set up Muir to barge her way over to quickly respond in an action-packed opening 10 minutes.

From BBC

Nine children and an adult have been carried off and killed by the wolves.

From BBC

Stokes, who was playing in The Hundred for the first time in three years this season, pulled up after running a single and had to be carried off the field.

From BBC

England Test captain Ben Stokes was carried off the field after sustaining a hamstring injury while playing for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.

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