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cart  (kärt)
n.
1.
a. A small wheeled vehicle typically pushed by hand: a shopping cart; a pastry cart.
b. A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by an animal and used in farm work and for transporting goods.
c. The quantity that a cart can hold.
2.
a. An open two-wheeled carriage.
b. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.
tr.v. cart·ed, cart·ing, carts
1. To convey in a cart or truck: cart away garbage.
2. To convey laboriously or unceremoniously; lug: carted the whole gang off to jail.

[Middle English, wagon, from Old English cræt and from Old Norse kartr.]

carta·ble adj.
carter n.

cart
Noun
1. an open horse-drawn vehicle, usually with two wheels, used to carry goods or passengers
2. any small vehicle that is pulled or pushed by hand
Verb
to carry, usually with some effort: men carted bricks and tiles and wooden boards
See also cart off [Old Norse kartr]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cartcart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
axletree - a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
cartwheel - a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
dogcart - a cart drawn by a dog
dumpcart - a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
horse cart, horse-cart - heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
jaunting car, jaunty car - an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
jinrikisha, ricksha, rickshaw - a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
oxcart - a cart that is drawn by an ox
donkey cart, pony cart, ponycart, tub-cart - a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
water cart - cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
2.cartcart - 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"
applecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow, barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
hand truck, truck - a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
laundry cart - handcart for moving a load of laundry
serving cart - a handcart for serving food
shopping cart - a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
Verb1.cart - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle
2.cart - transport something in a cart
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
Translations
Spanish cart [kɑːt] ncarro, carreta
vtcargar con

French cart [kɑːt] ncharrette f
vt (inf) → transporter

German cart [kɑːt] nWagen m, Karren m;
(for passengers) → Wagen m;
(handcart) → (Hand)wagen m
vt (inf) → mit sich herumschleppen

Italian cart [kɑːt] ncarro
vt (col) → trascinare, scarrozzare

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He had dreamt that he was coming from the mill with a load of his master's flour and when crossing the stream had missed the bridge and let the cart get stuck.
Whilst he slept, there came by a carter with a cart drawn by three horses, and loaded with two casks of wine.
They held their course at this rate, until they had passed Hyde Park corner, and were on their way to Kensington: when Sikes relaxed his pace, until an empty cart which was at some little distance behind, came up.
 
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