Wagon definition
A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads.
noun
A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels.
noun
A small table or tray on wheels used for serving drinks or food.
A dessert wagon.
noun
The Big Dipper.
noun
(chiefly british) An open railway freight car.
noun
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A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle.
noun
A station wagon.
noun
A police patrol wagon.
noun
Any of various types of four-wheeled vehicles.
- A horse-drawn vehicle for hauling heavy loads.
- A small cart pulled or steered by means of a pole handle and used by children in play.
noun
(brit.) A railroad freight car.
noun
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To carry or transport (goods) by wagon; move or go in a wagon.
verb
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A child's riding toy, four-wheeled and pulled or steered by a long handle in the front.
noun
(US, Australia, slang) A station wagon (SUV).
noun
(slang) A paddy wagon.
noun
(intransitive) To travel in a wagon.
verb
To transport or undergo transportation by wagon.
verb
(slang) off the wagon
- No longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
idiom
(slang) on the wagon
- Abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
idiom
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fix someone's wagon
- to hurt someone in some way so as to be revenged for a wrong, insult, etc.
idiom
hitch one's wagon to a star
- to aspire to lofty goals; aim high
idiom
on (or off) the wagon
- no longer (or once again) drinking alcoholic liquors
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
wagon
Plural:
wagonsIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
on (<i>or</i> off) the wagon
the Wagon
Origin of wagon
- 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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