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cart definition

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

Etymology: 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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cart Idioms

put the cart before the horse

to deal with matters in reverse order, as because of illogical reasoning

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