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A cart is a vehicle with wheels that's pulled by an animal, a person, or by another vehicle. You could attach a cart to your dog and teach him to pull it around.

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A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot.

Noun
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

Noun
wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"

Verb
transport something in a cart

Verb
draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"


n.
A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot.

n.
A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.

n.
A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc.

n.
An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.

v. t.
To carry or convey in a cart.

v. t.
To expose in a cart by way of punishment.

v. i.
To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter.


Cart

Cart , n. [AS. cr'91t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. Car.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. "Ph'd2bus' cart." Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.
Packing all his goods in one poor cart.
3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, atc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. Cart horse, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. -- Cart load, ∨ Cartload, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. -- Cart rope, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. -- To put (∨ get ∨ set) the cart before the horse, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.

Cart

Cart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carted; p. pr. & vb. n. Carting.] 1. To carry or convey in a cart. 2. To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
She chuckled when a bawd was carted.

Cart

Cart, v. i. To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter.

A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot.

To carry or convey in a cart.

To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter.

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Usage Examples

My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that.

Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse.

When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'd like to get four people who do cart wheels very good, and make a cart.

The Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin has a legal right to ride in a golf cart between shots at PGA Tour events. Man, the next thing you know, they're going to have some guy carry his clubs around for him.

A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces.

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