carry off

English Thesaurus

1. kill in large numbers (verb.change)

hypernym	:	kill,
definition	:	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact)

verb group	:	decimate,
definition	:	kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (verb.change)

2. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	remove, take, take away, withdraw,
definition	:	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)

hyponym	:	spirit away,
definition	:	carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	spirit away, spirit off,
definition	:	carry off mysteriously; as if by magic (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	whisk away, whisk off,
definition	:	take away quickly and suddenly (verb.contact)

entail	:	go away, go forth, leave,
definition	:	go away from a place (verb.motion)

3. be successful; achieve a goal (verb.social)

hypernym	:	bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win,
definition	:	attain success or reach a desired goal (verb.social)

4. kill in large numbers (verb.change)

derivation	:	annihilation, obliteration,
definition	:	destruction by annihilating something (noun.act)

derivation	:	decimation,
definition	:	destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act)

derivation	:	annihilation, disintegration,
definition	:	total destruction (noun.event)

derivation	:	extermination, extinction,
definition	:	complete annihilation (noun.event)

derivation	:	demolition, destruction, wipeout,
definition	:	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)

derivation	:	annihilator,
definition	:	a total destroyer (noun.person)

derivation	:	annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering,
definition	:	wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction (adj.all)

5. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (verb.contact)

antonym	:	bring, convey, fetch, get,
definition	:	go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact)

6. be successful; achieve a goal (verb.social)

antonym	:	fail,
definition	:	be unable (verb.social)

7. kill in large numbers (verb.change)

derivation	:	annihilation, obliteration,
definition	:	destruction by annihilating something (noun.act)

derivation	:	decimation,
definition	:	destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act)

derivation	:	annihilation, disintegration,
definition	:	total destruction (noun.event)

derivation	:	extermination, extinction,
definition	:	complete annihilation (noun.event)

derivation	:	demolition, destruction, wipeout,
definition	:	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)

derivation	:	annihilator,
definition	:	a total destroyer (noun.person)

derivation	:	annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering,
definition	:	wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction (adj.all)

8. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (verb.contact)

antonym	:	bring, convey, fetch, get,
definition	:	go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact)

9. be successful; achieve a goal (verb.social)

antonym	:	fail,
definition	:	be unable (verb.social)