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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Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 May 2025
The latest Israeli attacks prompted some Palestinian civilians in the central city of Deir al-Balah to flee from the eastern edge of the city heading west, both on foot and in carts.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Players were visibly shaken, as were many in the stands, as medical staff from both teams and EMS placed him on a stretcher and carted him off the field.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Noun
More than 900 users have added one to their cart in the past month alone.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 May 2025
The latest Israeli attacks prompted some Palestinian civilians in the central city of Deir al-Balah to flee from the eastern edge of the city heading west, both on foot and in carts.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
Angel City defender Savy King, who was carted off the field at BMO Stadium after collapsing in the 74th minute of the team’s game with Utah last week, underwent successful surgery to repair a heart abnormality Tuesday, the team said.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Players were visibly shaken, as were many in the stands, as medical staff from both teams and EMS placed him on a stretcher and carted him off the field.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cart. Accessed 24 May. 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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