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Carry

Gaming slang

To win a fight or run for a group that couldn't do it alone. Also the service of doing so.

“The mage carried that dungeon.”

“Paid carries through Onyxia.”

See also: Boosted, Hard carry

How to use it

  • “The mage carried that dungeon.”
  • “Paid carries through Onyxia.”

Related words

  1. BoostedLevelled or geared by someone else — a dungeon boost, a paid carry — and not able to play the result.
  2. Hard carryWinning almost single-handedly for a team that contributed little.

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