v.1. To lift and move something or someone out of a place: The firefighter carried the dog out of the burning building. I'll carry out the trash as soon as I finish the newspaper.
2. To put something into practice or effect; implement something: The citizens hoped that the government would carry out the reforms it had promised. She planned the crime but hired thugs to carry it out.
3. To follow or obey something: I carried out her request without asking any questions. The judge had pronounced the prisoner's sentence as death, and the executioner carried it out.
4. To bring something to fruition; accomplish something: The institute carried out a series of studies to determine the effect of music on shoppers. The design was so challenging that only the very best architects and contractors could have carried it out.