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carry off

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carry off in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. kill in large numbers
    "the plague wiped out an entire population"
    eliminate  annihilate  extinguish  eradicate  wipe out  decimate  carry off 
  2. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
    "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
    take away  bear off  bear away  carry away  carry off 
  3. be successful; achieve a goal
    "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
    pull off  negociate  bring off  carry off  manage 
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