S: (v) carry, pack, take (have with oneself; have on one's person) "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
S: (v) read, say (have or contain a certain wording or form) "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
S: (v) wear (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality) "He always wears a smile"
S: (v) carry (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence) "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
S: (v) read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed) "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
S: (v) read, scan (obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources) "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
S: (v) read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior) "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
S: (v) take, read (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression) "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
S: (v) read, register, show, record (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments) "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
W: (n) reading [Related to: read] (a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument) "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
W: (n) reading [Related to: read] (the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments) "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"