cart

[ kahrt ]

/ kɑrt /

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noun

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

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

any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.

Obsolete. a chariot.

verb (used with object)

to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck: to cart garbage to the dump.

verb (used without object)

to drive a cart.

Verb Phrases

cart off/away, to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner: The police came and carted him off to jail.

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Idioms

on the water cart, British. wagon(def 14).

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

Origin of cart

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

Related formscart·a·ble, adjectivecart·er, nounun·cart·ed, adjective

Can be confusedcart carte

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Examples from the Web for cart

Brand pushes her cart with Ashton in it alongside her coworkers (one of whom was later killed in the attack).
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He places his cart at the corner and starts pushing the trash toward it.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Furry puts the bandanna in his pocket and moves on, walking behind the cart.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He rolls the cart down Fourth, across Pontotoc and Linden, to his own block, where he parks it at the curb, between two cars.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Finally, he waved—a quick flip of his right hand—and the cart wheeled around, the beery bleachers still chanting “A-LI!”
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali|Peter Richmond|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Dick turned again and hurried to the new house, but David stood, holding the handle of his cart and looking after him.
The Doers|William John Hopkins
A single mule pulled the cart in front, two drew the second.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea
True, I can no longer pull a cart to market, but I have a magnificent voice still.
Beasts & Men|Jean de Bosschre
He began raising the revolver again and the dazed Mel instinctively relayed power to the cart.
All In The Mind|Gene L. Henderson
A rail or two more clanged down on the others, and then the cart rumbled away.
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British Dictionary definitions for cart

cart

/ (kɑːt) /

noun

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

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

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

put the cart before the horse to reverse the usual or natural order of things

verb

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

(tr) to carry with effort; haulto cart wood home

Derived Formscartable, adjectivecarter, noun

Word Origin for cart

C13: from Old Norse kartr; related to Old English cræt carriage, Old French carete; see car

noun

radio television short for cartridge (def. 4)

CART

abbreviation for

Championship Auto Racing Teams

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Word Origin and History for cart

cart

c.1200, from Old Norse kartr or a similar Scandinavian source, akin to and replacing Old English cræt "cart, wagon, chariot," perhaps originally "body of a cart made of wickerwork, hamper" and related to Middle Dutch cratte "woven mat, hamper," Dutch krat "basket," Old English cradol (see cradle (n.)). To put the cart before the horse in a figurative sense is from 1510s in those words; the image in other words dates to mid-14c.

cart

"to carry in a cart," late 14c., from cart (n.). Related: Carted; carting.

Idioms and Phrases with cart

cart

In addition to the idioms beginning with cart

cart before the horse, put the
cart off

also see:

upset the applecart

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