cart /kärt/

1. A two- or four-wheeled vehicle without springs, used for farm purposes, or for conveying heavy loads
2. A light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with springs
3. Any small vehicle drawn by an animal, eg an ox or donkey, or pushed or pulled by hand. See also dogcart under dog¹, mail-cart under mail¹, tax cart under tax, etc

1. To convey in a cart
2. To carry, esp with difficulty or effort (often with around)
3. To carry and display (a person) publicly in a cart as a punishment (historical)

cartˈage noun

The act or cost of carting

cartˈer noun

A person who drives a cart

cartˈful noun (pl cartˈfuls)

As much as a cart will hold

cartˈ-horse noun

A horse suitable for drawing heavy loads

cartˈ-house noun

A shed for keeping carts

cartˈload noun

1. As much as a cart can carry
2. A large quantity (informal)

cartˈroad, cartˈ-track or cartˈway noun

A road or way used by or suitable for carts

cart'sˈ-tail noun (historical)

The rear of a cart, esp when used as a place of punishment

cartˈwheel noun

1. The wheel of a cart
2. A sideways somersault with arms and legs extended

intransitive verb

To make a sideways somersault

cartˈwright noun

A carpenter who makes carts

cart off (informal)

1. To remove
2. To take away

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