1. Baggage taken onto an aircraft rather than stored in the hold
   "He packed everything he needed for the weekend trip in his carry-on"
    
2. [Brit, informal] A disorderly outburst or tumult
   "they were amazed by the furious carry-on they had caused";
   - disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do [informal], hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], kerfuffle [Brit, informal], song and dance [Brit, informal]
    
3. [Brit, informal] Odd or suspicious happenings or behaviour
   - carryings-on [Brit, informal], goings-on [informal]

1. Direct the course of; manage or control
   "You cannot carry on business like this";
   - 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. Keep talking; follow up
   "please carry on";
   - continue, go on, proceed
    
4. Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
   "The children carried on when they were not bored";
   - act up

Derived forms: carrying on, carry-ons, carries on, carried on

See also: bother, fuss, hassle [informal], shindy [informal], stink [informal], travel, trouble

Type of: baggage, care, deal, disorder, handle, hold, keep, luggage, maintain, manage, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean [archaic], speak, talk

Antonym: give up

Encyclopedia: Carry-on