verb Gaming Slang

Carry

/ˈkæri/ · verb · slang

To single-handedly drag your team to victory.

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Definitions

1

In MOBAs specifically, a character that scales into a game-winning powerhouse late.

“Pick a carry, we need late-game damage.”
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2

As a noun, the role or player whose job is to become the team's main damage dealer.

“Protect the carry, we lose without her.”
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3

To perform so well that you basically win the game for your underperforming team.

“He hard carried that game with 40 kills.”
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Carry In A Sentence

carried four bots to a win, I need a medal honestly
she's the carry, feed her farm and we win
thank god he carried because the rest of us were trash

Origin & Usage

From the literal sense of carrying weight, applied to gaming for a player who 'carries' weaker teammates. The noun role sense was cemented by MOBAs like Dota and League.

People Also Ask

What does carry mean in gaming?

It means winning the game largely by yourself while your team underperforms. As a noun, it's also the role that becomes the team's main damage.

What is a hard carry?

It's an even stronger version, where one player almost entirely wins the game alone. The 'hard' emphasizes how dominant they were.

What does AD carry mean?

In League of Legends, it's the attack-damage carry, a ranged character who deals heavy sustained damage and scales into the late game. It's usually played in the bot lane.

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