cart

(kärt)

noun

  1. any of various small, strong, two-wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse, ox, pony, etc.
  2. a light, uncovered wagon or carriage
  3. a small, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by hand

Origin: ME < ON kartr (akin to OE cræt; orig., body of a cart made of wickerwork, hamper): for IE base see cradle

transitive verb

  1. to carry or deliver in or as in a cart, truck, etc.; transport
  2. to remove (someone or something) forcefully: she was carted off to jail

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See cart in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A small wheeled vehicle typically pushed by hand: a shopping cart; a pastry cart.
    b. A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by an animal and used in farm work and for transporting goods.
    c. The quantity that a cart can hold.
  2. a. An open two-wheeled carriage.
    b. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.
transitive verb cart·ed, cart·ing, carts
  1. To convey in a cart or truck: cart away garbage.
  2. To convey laboriously or unceremoniously; lug: carted the whole gang off to jail.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, wagon

Origin: , from Old English crǽt

Origin: and from Old Norse kartr

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Related Forms:

  • cartˈa·ble adjective
  • cartˈer noun

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