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cart

//kɑːt//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
carts

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
cart
past (v2)
carted
past participle (v3)
carted
present participle
carting
3rd person singular
carts

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.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.

    • The grocer delivered his goods by cart.
  2. 2.A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.(informal)

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

  4. 4.A shopping cart.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To carry goods.(informal)

    • I've been carting these things around all day.
  2. 2.To remove, especially involuntarily or for disposal.

    • Everything was carted off to the dump by Buddy.
    • Africans themselves practised slavery and an organised trade carted off African slaves to Middle Eastern countries while Europeans were still huddling in caves.
  3. 3.To carry or convey in a cart.

    • "You had better cart in your crops! To-morrow it'll be snowing!"

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4616

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Old Norse kartrbor.

Proto-Germanic *kradô

Proto-West Germanic *krat

Old English crætder.

Middle English cart

English cart

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