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handcart

handcart

3 3.1
A small wheeled cart pushed by hand to carry things
  • noun
  • /ˈhændˌkɑrt/
translation icon : carretilla
  • He has this old wooden handcart that he pushes around.
  • pushing a handcart
  • pulling a handcart
  • loaded into handcarts

Examples

  • -I told you to bring the handcart.

  • We put him into the handcart and took him back to the kitchen.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The officer then ordered Song Shushao and me to get a handcart from the yard.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Zach sent his brother out to the truck for the handcart.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The £55,000 of small currency would have needed a handcart to transport it.

  • He pushed the handcart down the street, loaded with gardening supplies.

  • The family used a handcart to carry their belongings during the move.

  • She filled the handcart with fresh vegetables from the market.

Synonyms

cart
vshandcart
297 1.0

A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things

is focused on small hand-pushed use rather than animal pulling
truck
vshandcart
  • US
72 3.0

Small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy boxes

is broader, not limited to two low wheels or bottom ledge
wheelbarrow
vshandcart
24 1.0

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

is a small pushed vehicle with more than one wheel for goods
shopping cart
vshandcart
  • US
15 1.0

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

is a smaller pushable goods carrier used outside stores
trolley
vshandcart
  • UK
8 1.0

A cart on wheels used for carrying shopping or luggage

is hand-pushed for general goods not limited to indoor commercial use
pushcart
vshandcart
6 3.4

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

is a general small vehicle pushed by hand for carrying goods
hand truck
vshandcart
  • US
3 2.9

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

is a general pushed vehicle rather than a tilting mover
go-cart
vshandcart
  • US
3 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

is broader and aimed at general small goods rather than child use
barrow
vshandcart
  • UK
1 6.2

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

is the general small pushed carrier for goods rather than only tiny loads
applecart
vshandcart
  • Archaic
5.8

A small cart that a street seller uses to sell apples and other fruit

is a general goods carrier not specifically for selling fruit
dumpcart
vshandcart
  • US
7.4

A cart with a bed that tilts to empty heavy loads

is a simple pushed carrier not specifically for easy dumping

How Powered

truck
  • US
1.0
handcart
3 3.1
wheelbarrow
24 1.0

Surface Forms

handcart singular
handcarts plural

Morphology

handcart = hand + cart (transparent) = hand + cart

A literal compound whose meaning ('a cart moved by hand' or 'a small cart for manual use') is directly predictable from 'hand' + 'cart'.

Etymology

Handcart is simply two ordinary English words put together: hand ('by hand') and cart ('a small wagon'). So a handcart is literally a small wagon you move with your hands to carry things.