cart

American  

[kahrt] / kɑrt /

noun

1. a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.

2. a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony.

3. any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.

4. Obsolete. a chariot.

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verb (used with object)

1. to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck.

   to cart garbage to the dump.

verb (used without object)

1. to drive a cart.

verb phrase

1. cart off / away to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner.

   The police came and carted him off to jail.

idioms

1. put the cart before the horse, to do or place things in improper order; be illogical.

2. on the water cart, wagon.

cart ¹ British  

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. a heavy open vehicle, usually having two wheels and drawn by horses, used in farming and to transport goods

2. a light open horse-drawn vehicle having two wheels and springs, for business or pleasure

3. any small vehicle drawn or pushed by hand, such as a trolley

4. to reverse the usual or natural order of things

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verb

1. (usually tr) to use or draw a cart to convey (goods, etc)

   to cart groceries

2. (tr) to carry with effort; haul

   to cart wood home

CART ² British  

abbreviation

1. Championship Auto Racing Teams

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cart ³ British  

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. radio television short for cartridge

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cart More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing cart

• upset the applecart

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Other Word Forms

• cartable adjective
• carter noun
• uncarted adjective

Etymology

Origin of cart

before 900; Middle English cart ( e ), Old English cræt (by metathesis); cognate with Old Norse kartr cart

Example Sentences

The 49ers suffered another brutal injury blow in the second quarter when Kittle was carted off the field with an Achilles injury.

From Barron's

Instead of adding items to a cart, I make a blank grocery list organized by category—meat and protein; fruits and vegetables; dairy; grains; pantry, plus a final catchall section for pantry extras.

From Salon

“To some extent, the big rally we’ve seen today, is a little bit of putting the cart before the horse.”

From MarketWatch

So when my grocery store ran one of those five-for-five promotions on frozen vegetables — a retail siren song I have never successfully resisted — I tossed a couple of bags of frozen onion into my cart.

From Salon

In one test, ChatGPT created a weekly menu for a family of vegetarians and flawlessly filled a Costco grocery cart with all the ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• rickshaw
• truck
• wagon