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| cart [ kaart ] |
noun (plural carts) |
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1. horse-drawn vehicle carrying goods: an open horse-drawn vehicle, especially one with only two wheels, used for carrying goods or as a farm vehicle
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2. vehicle pushed by hand: a light vehicle or barrow pushed by hand
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3. wheeled carrier for merchandise or baggage: a container or platform on small wheels on which things are pushed along, e.g. supermarket items or airport baggage
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4. horse-drawn carriage: a light horse-drawn carriage with two wheels
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5. small motorized vehicle: a lightweight motorized vehicle, e.g. one used by golfers on a course
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6. wheeled table: a small table on wheels, used for taking food and drinks to the table
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transitive verb (past and past participle cart·ed, present participle cart·ing, 3rd person present singular carts) |
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1. carry somebody or something roughly: to take or pull somebody or something roughly or with difficulty
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informal
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  I had to cart the Christmas tree home myself.
Do you have to cart all those books around?
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2. transport something or somebody: to carry or transport something or somebody, especially in a cart
carting the produce to market
We seem to spend half of Saturday carting the kids everywhere.
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| [12th century. < Old Norse kartr] |
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| cart·a·ble adjective |
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put the cart before the horse to do or say things in the wrong order
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