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cart
[kahrt]
noun
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony.
any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.
Obsolete.a chariot.
verb (used with object)
to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck.
to cart garbage to the dump.
verb (used without object)
to drive a cart.
verb phrase
to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner.
The police came and carted him off to jail.
cart
1/ ɑː /
noun
a heavy open vehicle, usually having two wheels and drawn by horses, used in farming and to transport goods
a light open horse-drawn vehicle having two wheels and springs, for business or pleasure
any small vehicle drawn or pushed by hand, such as a trolley
to reverse the usual or natural order of things
verb
(usually tr) to use or draw a cart to convey (goods, etc)
to cart groceries
(tr) to carry with effort; haul
to cart wood home
CART
2abbreviation
Championship Auto Racing Teams
cart
3/ ɑː /
noun
radio television short for cartridge
Other Word Forms
- cartable adjective
- carter noun
- uncarted adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
- ˈٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cart1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cart1
Idioms and Phrases
put the cart before the horse, to do or place things in improper order; be illogical.
on the water cart, wagon.
Example Sentences
“How will this work with teachers who have mobility issues who can’t cart stuff every period?” she said.
Others set up fruit carts near City Hall.
Being carted away in handcuffs by officials in Trump’s Justice Department would probably elevate Newsom to Democratic martyr status.
By Saturday afternoon, bright orange shopping carts from Home Depot and a blue recycling bin were scattered across the boulevard.
A makeshift DJ booth, assembled from a couple of upended shopping carts and some speakers, is at one edge of the checkerboard in the dimly lighted room, underscoring the general do-it-yourself ethos of Rosales’ aesthetic.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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