CARRY OFF

(verb) kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
synonyms : annihilate , decimate , eliminate , eradicate , extinguish , wipe out
(verb) remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands", "The car carried us off to the meeting", "I'll take you away on a holiday", "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
synonyms : bear away , bear off , carry away , take away
(verb) be successful; achieve a goal
"She succeeded in persuading us all", "I managed to carry the box upstairs", "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it", "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
synonyms : bring off , manage , negociate , pull off

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