wagon

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wagon

any of various types of four-wheeled vehicles; specif.,
1. a horse-drawn vehicle for hauling heavy loads
2. a small cart pulled or steered by means of a pole handle and used by children in play
1. patrol wagon
2. station wagon
Brit. a railroad freight car

Origin of wagon

Dutch wagen from Proto-Germanic an unverified form wagna-: see wain

to carry or transport (goods) by wagon; move or go in a wagon

wagon Idioms

fix someone's wagon

Slang to hurt someone in some way so as to be revenged for a wrong, insult, etc.

hitch one's wagon to a star

to aspire to lofty goals; aim high

on (or off) the wagon

Slang no longer (or once again) drinking alcoholic liquors

also on (or off) the water wagon

the Wagon

Charles's Wain

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wagon

noun

A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads.
a. A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle.
b. A station wagon.
c. A police patrol wagon.
A child's low, four-wheeled cart hauled by a long handle that governs the direction of the front wheels.
A small table or tray on wheels used for serving drinks or food: a dessert wagon.
Wagon The Big Dipper
Chiefly British An open railway freight car.

tr. & intr.v.

wag·oned, wag·on·ing, wag·ons

To transport or undergo transportation by wagon.

Origin of wagon

Middle English waggin from Middle Dutch wagen ; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural wagons)

A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads.
A freight car on a railway.
A child's riding toy, four-wheeled and pulled or steered by a long handle in the front.
(US, Australia, slang) A station wagon (SUV).
(slang) A paddy wagon.
A truck, or lorry.
(Ireland, slang, dated, derogatory) A derogatory term for a woman; bitch; slapper; cow.