carry away

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carry away (third-person singular simple present carries away, present participle carrying away, simple past and past participle carried away)

  1. (transitive, as of a thing or person) To steal; to take away.
    to carry away a child
  2. (transitive) To move away, as physically or emotionally.
  3. (transitive) To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.
    to be carried away by music, or by temptation
  4. (transitive, nautical, of a mast or rigging) To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.

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