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go-cart

go-cart

3 2.5
A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊˌkɑrt/
  • US
translation icon : carrito
  • He finds a stubby pencil next to the entry box, picks up a few sweepstakes forms for the go-cart, and fills in his name and address.

Examples

  • Then he writes out one for Larry and stands on his toes to drop it into the tumbler next to the go-cart.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • People love go-carts.

  • Got hit by a runaway go-cart.

  • A fat junior high kid sits inside the go-cart with his knees rammed up to his chest.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Around the back were go-carts and batting cages.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We rented that go-cart?

  • Two tumblers are covered with chicken wire and filled with white sweepstakes forms, one next to the car, the other next to the go-cart.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He looks over at the other tumbler and thinks maybe he has time now to fill out a few more forms for the go-cart, maybe one or two for Larry, and maybe a few more for himself.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He looks back at the go-cart for a moment, then at the girl with the shiny legs who can't stop smiling on the rotating auto display.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The small child happily sat in the go-cart while his parents pushed him along the path.

Synonyms

stroller
vsgo-cart
  • US
69 1.0

A small folding seat on wheels that you push a baby in

is not limited to folding designs and includes carrying small loads
carriage
vsgo-cart
  • Archaic
16 2.1

A small wheeled seat that you push to carry a baby

includes that use but also covers small load carrying
buggy
vsgo-cart
  • UK
9 1.6

A small wheeled seat for carrying a baby when you walk

is broader, also used for moving small cargo as well as children
baby carriage
vsgo-cart
  • US
8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

is less specific about passenger position and can carry small loads
pram
vsgo-cart
  • UK
7 2.1

A small carriage on wheels for carrying a baby that you push

is broader and not limited to infant transport alone
pusher
vsgo-cart
  • Archaic
4 6.5

A small four-wheeled vehicle an adult uses to push a baby

covers the same child transport but also accommodates carrying light items
baby buggy
vsgo-cart
  • US
2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

adds broader use for carrying items as well as transporting children
perambulator
vsgo-cart
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A four-wheeled carriage that you push a baby in

is the more general term that also applies to non-child transport
pushchair
vsgo-cart
  • UK
1 1.7

A small seat on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

is less focused on seating and more on general small transport

How Big

wagon
88 1.0
cart
297 1.0
go-cart
  • US
3 2.5
stroller
  • US
69 1.0

Surface Forms

go-cart singular
go-carts plural

Morphology

go-cart = go + cart (transparent) = go + cart

Clear compound of two standalone words 'go' and 'cart'; the meaning is directly the vehicle (cart) used for moving/going.

Etymology

The word go-cart comes from two simple words: go meaning 'move' and cart meaning 'a wheeled vehicle'. So a go-cart is literally a small cart that goes, which is why we use it to carry children or small loads.