plural carts
1
: a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight
2
: a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog
3
a
: a small wheeled vehicle see golf cart, grocery cart, shopping cart sense 1
b
: a table with wheels that is used especially for serving food
I make conversation after asking to look at the menu: That apple tart on the dessert cart—who made it, and what's in the crust?—
Corby Kummer
Corby Kummer4
: a temporary record of items selected for purchase from an online vendor : shopping cart sense 2
You head back to your favorite Web shopping site, and the stuff you crammed in your cart last time is still there, waiting for you to buy it or dump it.—Neil Randall
Neil Randall
carted; carting; carts
1
: to carry or convey in or as if in a cart
buses to cart the kids to and from school—L. S. Gannett
L. S. Gannett2
: to take or drag away without ceremony or by force
—usually used with off
they carted him off to jail
carter
noun
Examples of cart in a Sentence
Noun
a cart piled up with hay
Verb
We carted some dirt to the garden.
I carted all the books home.
He carted the bags away.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
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—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2025
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
My multiple vials were carted off to be tested for more than 100 biomarkers, from hormonal and metabolic to thyroid and immune regulation.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As the two men argued on Sunday, Whyte’s attacker grabbed a gasoline canister from the food cart and emptied it on the victim before starting the blaze, cops say.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Simply go to the My LG Membership rewards page, follow the instructions to sign up, fill your cart, and use code WELCOME20.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Dab, buff, polish, and voila! Cell Phones Scratches, germs, bacteria, skin cells...so many unsavory things are being carted around on our cell phones.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
My multiple vials were carted off to be tested for more than 100 biomarkers, from hormonal and metabolic to thyroid and immune regulation.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cart. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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cart
1 of 2 noun1
: a heavy two-wheeled wagon usually pulled by a horse
2
: a light usually two-wheeled vehicle
pony cart
cart
2 of 2 verb
: to carry in or as if in a cart
carter
noun
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