Carrying \Car"ry*ing\, n. The act or business of transporting from one place to another. [1913 Webster] {Carrying place}, a carry; a portage. {Carrying trade}, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting. [1913 Webster] We are rivals with them in . . . the carrying trade. --Jay. [1913 Webster]