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

in the cart (slang)

1. In an awkward predicament
2. In trouble

put the cart before the horse

To reverse the natural or sensible order of things

village cart

An uncovered two-wheeled carriage for one horse, with a low body and one seat

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