Cart

/kɑːrt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A strong, simple vehicle with two or four wheels that is often drawn by an animal.

The farmer loaded the hay onto the cart for transport.

A wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods or materials.

They used a cart to move the heavy boxes across the warehouse.

A small, hand-operated vehicle with wheels, often used for shopping.

She pushed the shopping cart down the aisle.

verb

To convey or carry something in a cart.

He will cart the supplies to the construction site.

To put selected items into a shopping cart, especially online.

I decided to cart the items for checkout on the website.

From Old Norse 'kartr', related to the word 'cart'.

shopping cart

A cart used in stores to carry items.

cart before the horse

A phrase meaning to do things in the wrong order.

cart away

To take something away, typically in a cart.

cart load

The amount that a cart can carry.

trolley

A wheeled cart used for carrying items, often in a store.

carrier

An object or person responsible for transporting goods.

wagon

A four-wheeled vehicle for transporting goods.

A cart used for drug transportation in slang.

He got caught trying to sell from his cart.

Referring to online shopping carts.

I have so many items in my cart right now.