carry away

English

Verb

carry away (third-person singular simple present carries away, present participle carrying away, simple past and past participle carried away)

1. (transitive, nautical, of a mast or rigging) To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.
2. (transitive) To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.

   to be carried away by music, or by temptation

Translations

nautical: to break under sudden wind

• Finnish: viedä mukanaan
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

to take possession of the mind

• Finnish: ottaa pauloihinsa, viedä mukanaan
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• get carried away