carrot
(kærət )
Word forms: carrots
1. variable noun A2
Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
2. countable noun
Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a ' stick'.
They will be set targets, with a carrot of extra cash and pay if they achieve them. [+ of]
Why the new emphasis on sticks instead of diplomatic carrots?
3. See also carrot and stick
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Idioms:
offer someone a carrot
to try to persuade someone to do something by offering them a reward if they do it
He is to offer the public a new carrot by reversing this week's doubling of petrol prices.
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carrot and stick
rewards and threats that are offered in order to persuade someone to do something
But Congress also wants to use a carrot and stick approach to force both sides to negotiate.
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Collocations:
chop a carrot grate a carrot peel a carrot raw carrot
Stir them into the crisp bacon and cook, stirring a couple of times, while you scrape then finely chop the carrot, celery and mushroom.
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Chop the carrot into small chunks and add to the frying pan.
The Sun
Scrape and finely chop the carrot and celery.
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Cover and cook for 5 minutes while you chop the carrot into small dice.
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Scrape and chop the carrot into 5cm chunks.
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Peel and finely grate the carrot and finely chop the mushrooms.
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Scrape and grate the carrot.
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Scrub, trim and grate the carrot.
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Chop the onion and grate the carrot.
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Meanwhile, grate the carrots, roughly chop the mint and coriander and slice the cooked prawns.
The Sun
Peel the carrot and chop into 1cm circles.
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Wash and peel the carrot and the parsnip, then dice them.
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Trim and peel the carrot.
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Peel the carrot and chop.
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Cut the tofu into 2cm cubes and peel the carrot lengthways into long ribbons.
The Sun
Shavings made with a vegetable peeler have the crunchy texture of raw carrot or parsnip.
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A piece of raw carrot from a nose.
The Sun
Around those nestle dill-pickled cucumber, beetroot and sticks of raw carrot.
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For the next two years he would eat only raw carrot and cucumber, chips and eggs.
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I snack on apples, raw carrots and pineapple.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 胡萝卜
Japanese: ニンジン