carryout

1 of 2

noun

car·​ry·​out ˈker-ē-ˌau̇t 

ˈka-rē-

: takeout sense 1

carryout adjective

carry out

2 of 2

verb

carried out; carrying out; carries out

transitive verb

1

: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish

carried out the assignment

2

: to put into execution

carry out a plan

3

: to continue to an end or stopping point

Synonyms of carryout

Verb

• fulfill
• accomplish
• perform
• achieve
• execute
• do
• make
• carry off
• pull off
• implement
• put through

Examples of carryout in a Sentence

Noun

She works in a Chinese carryout.

Verb

carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Diners can watch the staff make the food in the open kitchen, and easily pick up $100-plus carryout orders within 20 minutes or so (trust me). — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026

Video gambling, which now inhabits all corners of the state from gas stations to carryout restaurants, was not around when the state's self-exclusion list was created, and the machines have never been integrated. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

The suspect is said to have organized and carried out the detonation of at least four bombs between around 31 to 62 pounds at a depth of 230 feet to 263 feet near the Danish island of Bornholm. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

The work includes producing components with tight dimensional tolerances and carrying out specialized operations such as gear cutting. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carryout

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout

Kids Definition

carry out

verb

: to put into action or effect

carry out a plan