Illustrative Context

She carried her bag (under her arm).

Target Sense

• The most generic transitive verb, prototypically for people carrying a load while walking, and which must be applicable in that context.
• The term should be generic, free of more precise connotations as to the purpose of the carrying. That is, avoid terms such as bring or deliver.
• Some languages distinguish multiple different verbs for different ways of carrying: e.g. in the hand, over the shoulder, on the back. In such cases, select whichever term is the least marked and specific, able to be used when the particular manner of carrying is unknown or unimportant. Only where a language has no unmarked term, select the term for carrying under the arm (the most stable sub-meaning according to the World Loanword Database).
• The term should be a literal one. Avoid terms that are specifically or predominantly figurative, e.g. bear a burden.
• Avoid terms for wearing clothes, unless also the basic carry word in a language, e.g. French porter.
• Avoid terms for simply holding something (up), without actually moving with it.