Carry: Or carries is a statistic referring to the number of times a rushing player attempts to advance the ball. A ballcarrier can be any player that attempts to advance the ball during an offensive play, regardless of position.

 

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Carry: 1. The distance a ball travels in the air 2. The distance a ball must travel in the air in order to clear something or reach some destination

Carryover: The supply of a farm commodity not yet used at the end of a marketing year and carried over into the next marketing year. An excessively large carryover is typically described as a surplus c . . . View Full Definition

Carry-On: Currently, there are no uniformly enforced airline restrictions concerning carry-on luggage. Most carriers state that the bag must fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you. . . . View Full Definition

Carrying Capacity: The maximum population size that can be regularly sustained by an environment; the point where the population size levels off in the logistic growth model.

Carrydown: The oil conditioner on the lane does not soak into the boards, it sits on top. As balls are thrown, the oil is subtly moved...it might be pushed left and right, or, it might be moved farther . . . View Full Definition

Carrying: You may not dribble the ball with both hands at once or turn the ball over in your hands. You'll be called for carrying if you do. This is also called 'palming'. To avoid this offense, be su . . . View Full Definition

Carryover Clause: A carryover clause (often referred to as a safety clause) may be contained in a listing. It provides that a broker is still entitled to a commission for a set period of time after the listin . . . View Full Definition

Carryoff: Similar to carrydown except the bowling ball soaks up the conditioner and removes it from the area of the roll; particularly common on porous and high flaring resin balls. If this happens, m . . . View Full Definition

Must Carry: As of 2002, the FCC established a condition that if a satellite TV service provider is going to carry one local network in a specific market place or DMA, then they must carry all local netw . . . View Full Definition

Carrying Costs: The fee a broker charges for carrying securities on credit, such as on a margin account.