cart

[kahrt]

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.

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.

cart

¹

/ 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

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

abbreviation

1. Championship Auto Racing Teams

cart

³

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. radio television short for cartridge

Other Word Forms

• cartable adjective
• carter noun
• uncarted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cart¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cart¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

2. on the water cart, wagon.

More idioms and phrases containing cart

• upset the applecart

Example Sentences

Shopify’s AI suite includes tools that enable AI agents to search for and gather product data, add items from multiple Shopify stores to a single cart, and check shoppers out via the AI interface.

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Shopify’s AI suite includes tools that enable AI agents to search for and gather product data, add items from multiple Shopify stores to a single cart, and check shoppers out via the AI interface.

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Six months ago, when a BBC freelance journalist visited the al-Mawasi kitchen, horses and carts were being used to take pots of food to the camps.

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The rules vary, but competitions essentially involve pulling a weighted object—usually a cart or sled—16 feet in under a minute.

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Users will ultimately purchase items at Target but can search and add products to their cart within ChatGPT.

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Related Words

• rickshaw 
• truck 
• wagon