plural carts
1
: a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight
2
: a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog
3
a
: a small wheeled vehicle see golf cart, grocery cart, shopping cart sense 1
b
: a table with wheels that is used especially for serving food
I make conversation after asking to look at the menu: That apple tart on the dessert cart—who made it, and what's in the crust?—
Corby Kummer
Corby Kummer4
: a temporary record of items selected for purchase from an online vendor : shopping cart sense 2
You head back to your favorite Web shopping site, and the stuff you crammed in your cart last time is still there, waiting for you to buy it or dump it.—Neil Randall
Neil Randall
carted; carting; carts
1
: to carry or convey in or as if in a cart
buses to cart the kids to and from school—L. S. Gannett
L. S. Gannett2
: to take or drag away without ceremony or by force
—usually used with off
they carted him off to jail
carter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of cart in a Sentence
Noun
a cart piled up with hay
Verb
We carted some dirt to the garden.
I carted all the books home.
He carted the bags away.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
While coconut water drinkers, often health-conscious, may swarm towards Mela for some simple, fruity hydration, consumers who like sweet beverages too will also put it in their carts.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
And things went from bad to worse for the Bucs in the final moments of the game when their other star wide receiver, Chris Godwin, was carted off the field in the final moments with a serious-looking ankle injury.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Then a very gray-looking Ian gingerly makes his way outside to hug everyone goodbye, waving as their cart disappears down the road.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
While coconut water drinkers, often health-conscious, may swarm towards Mela for some simple, fruity hydration, consumers who like sweet beverages too will also put it in their carts.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Orton was carted out of the arena on the stretcher while Owens limped backstage.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
And things went from bad to worse for the Bucs in the final moments of the game when their other star wide receiver, Chris Godwin, was carted off the field in the final moments with a serious-looking ankle injury.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cart. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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cart
1 of 2 noun1
: a heavy two-wheeled wagon usually pulled by a horse
2
: a light usually two-wheeled vehicle
pony cart
cart
2 of 2 verb
: to carry in or as if in a cart
carter
noun
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