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1. Direct the course of; manage or control
   - conduct, deal
    
2. Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
   "Carry on the old traditions"
   - continue, uphold, bear on, preserve
    
3. Continue talking
   "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
   - continue, go on, proceed, bang on
    
4. Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
   - act up

Derived forms: carries on, carrying on, carried on

Type of: care, deal, handle, hold, keep, maintain, manage, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean, speak, talk

Encyclopedia: Carry on Carry on, Jeeves