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cart

345 1.0
A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things
  • noun
  • /kɑrt/
: carro
  • He pushed the cart filled with groceries towards the checkout.
  • push a cart
  • wheel the cart
  • a wheeled cart

Every street corner's got a cart with a with a dog, right?

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Examples

  • And I was walking, pushing my cart down the aisle with my head down.

  • The porter loaded our suitcases on a shopping cart, and Momma said, "Jean, count the grips."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I should always just grab a cart before I come back here.

  • But then he got an electric cart and it was his first trip.

  • Just push this cart over here!

  • -What are you doing with that cart?

  • Buy some horses and a cart with a canopy.

  • A couple of golfers were standing next to their cart and clapping their hands.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Come running in the other way, pushing carts filled with dirty dishes and glasses.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Lurch then lifts the tray onto a serving cart and rolls the cart out.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

vehicle
vscart
∞ 1.6

A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods

is non powered and moves when people or animals push or pull it
carriage
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132 4.7

A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses to carry people

is mainly for carrying goods rather than passengers
wagon
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115 1.0

A four-wheeled vehicle pulled by animals or a tractor to carry goods

is the general wheeled vehicle moved by people or animals for carrying loads
carrier
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57 3.2

A vehicle that transports goods or people

is the broader wheeled vehicle category that may be propelled by people or animals
shopping cart
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  • US
31 1.0

A large basket on wheels used in shops to carry items while you shop

is the broader wheeled vehicle class used for many load types and contexts
wheelbarrow
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24 1.0

A small cart with one front wheel and two handles for carrying small loads

is the broader vehicle type that can be pushed or pulled by people or animals
trolley
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  • UK
7 1.0

A cart on wheels used for carrying shopping or luggage

is the more general vehicle type for carrying goods by push or pull
5 2.6

A machine with wheels that carries people or goods

is the specific nonmotorized vehicle moved by people or animals to carry loads
pushcart
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5 3.4

A small cart with wheels that you push by hand to carry goods

is the broader vehicle type moved by people or animals for loads
hand truck
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  • US
3 2.9

A small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy things

is the general wheeled load vehicle not limited to tilting heavy moves
handcart
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3 3.1

A small wheeled cart pushed by hand to carry things

is the general vehicle moved by people or animals to carry loads
go-cart
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  • US
2 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

is the broader vehicle category primarily meant for carrying goods and loads
donkey cart
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2 2.4

A small cart pulled by a donkey that usually seats two people

is the wider wheeled vehicle type moved by people or animals for loads
barrow
vscart
  • UK
2 6.2

A small cart with one wheel and two handles for carrying things

is the general wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods by push or pull
dray
vscart
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A low heavy cart without sides pulled by horses to carry goods

is the general wheeled vehicle type moved by people or animals for loads
laundry cart
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  • US
1 1.1

A cart with wheels for carrying clothes in laundromats or hotels

is the broader vehicle type used for many kinds of goods and loads
tea cart
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1 2.7

A small cart on wheels for serving tea, coffee, or light food

is the general wheeled load vehicle, not limited to serving drinks
oxcart
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1 8.2

A cart pulled by oxen to carry goods or people

is the general wheeled load vehicle not restricted to a specific draft animal
pony cart
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1 3.7

A small vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by a pony with seats for two people

is the general wheeled vehicle moved by people or animals to carry loads
garden cart
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1 2.3

A small wheeled container with handles used in a garden to carry tools or plants

is the general load vehicle moved by people or animals across places
tea trolley
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  • UK
1 3.7

A small cart on wheels used to serve tea and snacks

is the general vehicle moved by people or animals for carrying various loads
camion
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  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large vehicle like a truck that carries heavy loads

is the general non motor or motor wheeled vehicle moved by people or animals for loads
serving cart
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  • US
1 2.8

A small table with wheels for carrying and serving food and drinks

is the wider wheeled vehicle class used mainly for carrying goods or loads
horse-cart
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1 2.4

A large cart pulled by a horse that carries goods or people

is the broader wheeled vehicle category moved by people or animals for loads
dogcart
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  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small two-wheeled cart that a dog pulls to carry people or goods

is the broader vehicle class pulled or pushed by people or animals for loads
haycart
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1 7.0

A farm cart that carries hay, pulled by horses or oxen

is the more general wheeled vehicle used for many different load types
water cart
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  • Archaic
1 4.3

A cart with a tank that carries and gives out water

is the wider vehicle category used for carrying various goods or loads
lawn cart
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  • US
1 2.7

A small box with wheels and a handle for carrying garden soil and tools

is the wider vehicle category used for carrying various goods by push or pull
coaster wagon
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  • US
3.1

A small four-wheeled cart for children to pull or ride in

is the general wheeled load vehicle used for work rather than play
tub-cart
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  • Archaic
9.9

A small two-wheeled cart with two seats pulled by a pony

is the broader wheeled vehicle class used for carrying goods or people

Idioms

To do things in the wrong order

Compounds

31 1.0

A large basket on wheels used in shops to carry items while you shop

30 2.3

A small vehicle that carries golfers and their bags around a golf course

shopping cart
  • Texting
4 1.6

An online list on a website or app where you put items to buy

3 2.7

A heavy cart pulled by a horse to carry goods or farm items

go-cart
  • US
2 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

2 2.4

A small cart pulled by a donkey that usually seats two people

1 4.8

A rough path made by cart wheels

1 3.2

A strong horse used to pull carts or heavy loads

1 1.1

A cart with wheels for carrying clothes in laundromats or hotels

1 2.7

A small cart on wheels for serving tea, coffee, or light food

1 3.7

A small vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by a pony with seats for two people

1 2.3

A small wheeled container with handles used in a garden to carry tools or plants

1 3.2

A small cart a waiter brings to show and serve cakes and desserts

1 2.8

A small table with wheels for carrying and serving food and drinks

1 2.4

A large cart pulled by a horse that carries goods or people

water cart
  • Archaic
1 4.3

A cart with a tank that carries and gives out water

1 2.7

A small box with wheels and a handle for carrying garden soil and tools

1 3.2

A vehicle with a tank and sprinkler that sprays water on roads to stop dust

A common European plant that grows as a weed in fields and paths

tub-cart
  • Archaic
9.9

A small two-wheeled cart with two seats pulled by a pony

How Big

truck
  • US
∞ 1.0
wagon
115 1.0
cart
345 1.0
wheelbarrow
24 1.0
handcart
3 3.1

Surface Forms

cart singular
carts plural

Etymology

The word cart comes from an old word for a two-wheeled vehicle, the same root as car and Latin carrus, which meant 'wagon'. So a cart is a simple vehicle used to carry goods.