Wagon Definition

wăgən
wagons
noun
wagons
Any of various types of four-wheeled vehicles.
Webster's New World
A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels.
American Heritage
A small table or tray on wheels used for serving drinks or food.
A dessert wagon.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A railroad freight car.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
wagons
To transport or undergo transportation by wagon.
American Heritage
To carry or transport (goods) by wagon; move or go in a wagon.
Webster's New World
idiom
off the wagon
  • No longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
American Heritage
on the wagon
  • Abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
American Heritage
fix someone's wagon
  • to hurt someone in some way so as to be revenged for a wrong, insult, etc.
Webster's New World
hitch one's wagon to a star
  • to aspire to lofty goals; aim high
Webster's New World
on (<i>or</i> off) the wagon
  • no longer (or once again) drinking alcoholic liquors
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wagon

Noun

Singular:
wagon
Plural:
wagons

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wagon

Origin of Wagon

  • From Dutch wagen, waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz. Compare the inherited doublet wain.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English waggin from Middle Dutch wagen wegh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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