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cart
(kärt)
noun
- any of various small, strong, two-wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse, ox, pony, etc.
- a light, uncovered wagon or carriage
- 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
- to carry or deliver in or as in a cart, truck, etc.; transport
- to remove (someone or something) forcefully: she was carted off to jail
Related Forms:
- carter noun
See cart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- a. An open two-wheeled carriage.b. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.
- To convey in a cart or truck: cart away garbage.
- 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
.Related Forms:
- cartˈa·ble adjective
- cartˈer noun
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