ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cart

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kɑːt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cart is a noun meaning A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.

Meaning

A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.

More Meanings

  1. (Internet) A shopping cart.
  2. (transitive) To carry or convey in a cart.
  3. (transitive, informal) To carry goods.
  4. (transitive) To remove, especially involuntarily or for disposal.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
  6. (radio) A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.
  7. A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

Example Sentences

The grocer delivered his goods by cart.
I've been carting these things around all day.
Everything was carted off to the dump by Buddy.
"You had better cart in your crops! To-morrow it'll be snowing!"

Word Forms

Synonyms for cart

Depending on context, synonyms include drag, haul, handcart, pushcart, go-cart.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include handcart, pushcart, go-cart, haul, drag, dray.

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