carry away

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: car=ry a=way

THESAURUS

carry away

abduce, abduct, allure, annihilate, attract, bear the palm, becharm, beguile, bereave of life, bewitch, captivate, capture, carry, carry it, carry off, carry the day, cart away, cast a spell, charm, chloroform, come apart, come off, come out first, come undone, come unstuck, crack up, crimp, cut down, cut off, delectate, delight, delocalize, deprive of life, destroy, disintegrate, dislodge, dispatch, displace, dispose of, do away with, do for, do to death, draw on, enamor, enchant, end, endear, enrapture, enravish, enthrall, entrance, execute, exterminate, fall off, fall to pieces, fascinate, finish, finish in front, finish off, fluke, fly apart, freak out, gain, gain the day, get loose, give way, go to pieces, hold for ransom, hold in thrall, hypnotize, immolate, imparadise, impress, infatuate, inflame with love, intrigue, kidnap, kill, knock dead, knock out, launch into eternity, lay aside, liquidate, lynch, make a killing, make away with, manhandle, martyr, martyrize, mesmerize, move, peel off, poison, purge, put aside, put away, put down, put to death, put to sleep, ravish, relocate, remove, remove from life, run away with, sacrifice, seduce, send, set aside, shanghai, shift, shunt, side, skyjack, slay, snatch, spell, spellbind, spirit away, spring apart, start, starve, take away, take life, take off, take the cake, tantalize, tempt, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, transport, unravel, vamp, win, win out, win the battle, win the laurels, win the palm, win the prize, win through, witch, wow

ROGET THESAURUS

carry away

Motive

VB induce, move, draw, draw on, bring in its train, give an impulse, to, inspire, put up to, prompt, call up, attract, beckon, stimulate, spirit up, inspirit, rouse, arouse, animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate, act upon, work upon, operate upon, encourage, pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder, influence, weigh with, bias, sway, incline, dispose, predispose, turn the scale, inoculate, lead by the nose, have influence with, have influence over, have influence upon, exercise influence with, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon, go round, come round one, turn the head, magnetize, lobby, persuade, prevail with, prevail upon, overcome, carry, bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses, draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over, procure, enlist, engage, invite, court, tempt, seduce, overpersuade, entice, allure, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, carry away, charm, conciliate, wheedle, coax, lure, inveigle, tantalize, cajole, tamper with, bribe, suborn, grease the palm, bait with a silver hook, gild the pill, make things pleasant, put a sop into the pan, throw a sop to, bait the hook, enforce, force, impel, propel, whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge, egg on, hound, hurry on, drag, exhort, advise, call upon, press, advocate, set an example, set the fashion, keep in countenance, be persuaded, yield to temptation, come round, concede, obey a call, follow advice, follow the bent, follow the dictates of, act on principle.

Taking

VB take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.