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cart

a small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand or drawn by a horse or pony: Don’t put the cart before the horse.
Not to be confused with:
carte – menu, bill of fare; a playing card
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cart

 (kärt)
n.
1.
a. A small wheeled vehicle typically pushed by hand: a shopping cart; a pastry cart.
b. A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by an animal and used in farm work and for transporting goods.
c. The quantity that a cart can hold.
2.
a. An open two-wheeled carriage.
b. A light motorized vehicle: a golf cart.
tr.v. cart·ed, cart·ing, carts
1. To convey in a cart or truck: cart away garbage.
2. To convey laboriously or unceremoniously; lug: carted the whole gang off to jail.

[Middle English, wagon, from Old English cræt and from Old Norse kartr.]

cart′a·ble adj.
cart′er n.
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cart

(kɑːt)
n
1. a heavy open vehicle, usually having two wheels and drawn by horses, used in farming and to transport goods
2. a light open horse-drawn vehicle having two wheels and springs, for business or pleasure
3. any small vehicle drawn or pushed by hand, such as a trolley
4. put the cart before the horse to reverse the usual or natural order of things
vb
5. (usually tr) to use or draw a cart to convey (goods, etc): to cart groceries.
6. (tr) to carry with effort; haul: to cart wood home.
[C13: from Old Norse kartr; related to Old English cræt carriage, Old French carete; see car]
ˈcartable adj
ˈcarter n

cart

(kɑːt)
n
(Electronics) radio television short for cartridge4

CART

abbreviation for
(Motor Racing) Championship Auto Racing Teams
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cart

(kɑrt)

n.
1. a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by draft animals and used to convey heavy goods.
2. a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony.
3. any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand.
v.t.
4. to haul, as in a cart or truck.
[before 900; Middle English cart(e), Old English cræt (by metathesis), c. Old Norse kartr cart]
cart′a•ble, adj.
cart′er, n.
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cart


Past participle: carted
Gerund: carting

Imperative
cart
cart
Present
I cart
you cart
he/she/it carts
we cart
you cart
they cart
Preterite
I carted
you carted
he/she/it carted
we carted
you carted
they carted
Present Continuous
I am carting
you are carting
he/she/it is carting
we are carting
you are carting
they are carting
Present Perfect
I have carted
you have carted
he/she/it has carted
we have carted
you have carted
they have carted
Past Continuous
I was carting
you were carting
he/she/it was carting
we were carting
you were carting
they were carting
Past Perfect
I had carted
you had carted
he/she/it had carted
we had carted
you had carted
they had carted
Future
I will cart
you will cart
he/she/it will cart
we will cart
you will cart
they will cart
Future Perfect
I will have carted
you will have carted
he/she/it will have carted
we will have carted
you will have carted
they will have carted
Future Continuous
I will be carting
you will be carting
he/she/it will be carting
we will be carting
you will be carting
they will be carting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been carting
you have been carting
he/she/it has been carting
we have been carting
you have been carting
they have been carting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been carting
you will have been carting
he/she/it will have been carting
we will have been carting
you will have been carting
they will have been carting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been carting
you had been carting
he/she/it had been carting
we had been carting
you had been carting
they had been carting
Conditional
I would cart
you would cart
he/she/it would cart
we would cart
you would cart
they would cart
Past Conditional
I would have carted
you would have carted
he/she/it would have carted
we would have carted
you would have carted
they would have carted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animalcart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
axletree - a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
cartwheel - a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
dogcart - a cart drawn by a dog
dumpcart - a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
horse cart, horse-cart - heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
jaunting car, jaunty car - an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
jinrikisha, ricksha, rickshaw - a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
oxcart - a cart that is drawn by an ox
donkey cart, pony cart, ponycart, tub-cart - a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
water cart - cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
2.cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a personcart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
applecart - a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow, barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
hand truck, truck - a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
laundry cart - handcart for moving a load of laundry
serving cart - a handcart for serving food
shopping cart - a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
Verb1.cart - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle
2.cart - transport something in a cart
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

cart

noun
1. wagon, wain (chiefly poetic) a country where horse-drawn carts are still used
2. trolley, barrow, handcart She was pushing a shopping cart full of groceries.
verb
1. carry, take, bring, bear, haul, convey, tote (informal), hump (Brit. slang), lug I've been trying to reduce the amount of stuff I cart round with me. see carriages and carts
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
عَرَبَةعَرَبَةُ حِصانعَرَبَةُ نَقْلٍ على عَجَلاتيَحْمِلُيَنْقُلُ بالعَرَبَه
vozíkvůzdvoukolákrozvážetvézt
kærrekøreslæbetrillevognvogn
kärrytostoskärry
kolakolica
elszállítkordé
burîastflytja í kerrukerratvíhjólavagn
ワゴン荷馬車
손수레트롤리
persivertimas šonuratastampytivežiotivežti
divričinestratirokas ratiņivest ratos
rozvážať
nakupovalni vozičekvozvoziček za prtljago
kärrakundvagn
เกวียนรถเข็น
xe đẩyxe ngựa

cart

[kɑːt]
A. N (horse-drawn) → carro m; (heavy) → carretón m; (= hand cart) → carretilla f, carro m de mano (US) (for shopping) → carrito m (US) (motorized) → cochecito m
to put the cart before the horseempezar la casa por el tejado
B. VTllevar, acarrear
I had to cart his books about all daytuve que cargar con sus libros todo el día
C. CPD cart track N (= rut) → carril m, rodada f; (= road) → camino m (para carros)
cart away cart off VT + ADVllevarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cart

[ˈkɑːrt]
n
(horse-drawn)charrette f
to put the cart before the horse (= do things in the wrong order) → mettre la charrue avant les bœufs
(pulled by person)carriole f
(US) (= trolley) → chariot m
vt (= carry) [+ things] → traîner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cart

n
Wagen m, → Karren m; to put the cart before the horse (prov) → das Pferd beim Schwanz aufzäumen (prov)
(= shopping cart US, shopping trolley Brit)Einkaufswagen m
vt (fig inf)mit sich schleppen

cart

:
carttrack
nFeldweg m
cartwheel
n (lit)Wagenrad nt; (Sport) → Rad nt; to turn or do cartsRad schlagen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cart

[kɑːt]
1. ncarretto
to put the cart before the horse (fig) → mettere il carro davanti ai buoi
2. vt (fam) → trascinare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cart

(kaːt) noun
1. a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads. a farm cart.
2. (American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.
verb
1. to carry (in a cart). He carted the manure into the field.
2. to carry. I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.
ˈcartwheel noun
1. a wheel of a cart.
2. a sideways somersault.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

cart

عَرَبَة vozík, vůz kærre, vogn Karren, Servierwagen καροτσάκι, τραπεζάκι με ρόδες carro kärryt, ostoskärry chariot kola, kolica carrello ワゴン, 荷馬車 손수레, 트롤리 kar, trolley kjerre, vogn wóz, wózek carrinho de mão, carroça телега, тележка kärra, kundvagn เกวียน, รถเข็น at arabası, servis masası xe đẩy, xe ngựa 手推车
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