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: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm. The girl was carried away by her pity. Winston Churchill. 2. : carry off sense 1. Synonyms. enrapture. enthrall. entrance. rapture. ravish. transport. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of carry away in a Sentence. the beauty of the music carried him away.
to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do: There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a bit carried away. The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion. Apologies - I just got carried away by the excitement of the game.
to move something or someone away from a particular place: Rubbish left on the beach during the day is carried away at night by the tide. The eggs roll out of the cages onto a conveyor belt that carries them away.
a. to influence greatly or unreasonably, esp. emotionally; excite; transport. The spectators were carried away by the appeal to their patriotism. b. Nautical (of the wind or sea) to dislodge or send overboard. c. Nautical (of a vessel) to lose (an object or objects) through breakage. d. Nautical (of a rope or chain) to break under strain.
I did not want people getting carried away and making judgments or headlines spinning out of control making a mockery. From The Daily Beast Leaving New York [Manhattan], I was just more carried away with fighting against change than anything else.
a. To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a particular way: carried her head proudly. b. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
verb. to remove forcefully. usually passive to cause (a person) to lose self-control. usually passive to delight or enrapture. he was carried away by the music.
