noun
cart
kaht
noun
1
A small wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods, pushed or pulled by a person, animal, or motor.
"He pushed the shopping cart down the cereal aisle."
"The farmer loaded hay onto the cart."
verb
1
To transport or move something, often with effort or reluctance.
"She had to cart all her belongings across town by herself."
How to Use Cart
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wheeled vehicle for carrying things, or the act of hauling something around.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "carte," a menu or card, which is pronounced the same way in some accents but spelled differently.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
shopping cart
golf cart
cart something around
Word Forms
carted past tense, carts plural, carts plural, Carts plural, carts singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse kartr, merging with the native Old English word cræt — both meaning a wheeled wagon.