definition of
carry off

[1] #1 carry off v. be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs". wn

[2] #2 carry off v. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I go. wn

[3] #3 carry off v. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population". wn