carry off

verb

carried off; carrying off; carries off

transitive verb

1

: to cause the death of

the plague carried off thousands

2

: to perform or manage successfully : bring off

tried to look suave but couldn't carry it off

Synonyms

• accomplish
• achieve
• bring off
• carry out
• commit
• compass
• do
• execute
• follow through (with)
• fulfill
• fulfil
• make
• negotiate
• perform
• perpetrate
• prosecute
• pull off
• put through

Examples of carry off in a Sentence

the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims

pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

Recent Examples on the Web

Teen Vogue reports that organizers set up banners on the ground in front of Johnson’s front door and another in the bathroom right across from it, and as they were quickly carried off under arrest, wrists in zip ties. —Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a news release that the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. when three cars were carried off the road by floodwaters from Beaver Creek, a stream that begins in Douglas County and flows southwest through Taney County. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024

Nuno was pleased with the reaction of his players to what was a challenging moment for them, as Danilo was carried off the pitch and replaced by substitute Ryan Yates. —Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024

The man’s vehicle was carried off a bridge by floodwaters. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2