[syn: haul, hale, cart, drag]
2. transport something in a cart;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cart \Cart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Carting.]
1. To carry or convey in a cart.
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2. To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
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She chuckled when a bawd was carted. --Prior.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cart \Cart\ (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. &
Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. Car.]
1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian
dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. "Ph[oe]bus' cart."
--Shak.
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2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of
husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.
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Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden.
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3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen,
butchers, etc.
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4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.
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Cart horse, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or
used for drawing heavy loads; -- also spelled carthorse.
Cart rope, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any
strong rope.
To put the cart before the horse, To get the cart before
the horse, or To set the cart before the horse, to invert
the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an
effect for a cause; to do things in an improper order.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cart \Cart\, v. i.
To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a
carter.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cart
n 1: a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by
an animal
2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one
or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks
away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn:
handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart]
v 1: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn:
haul, hale, cart, drag]
2: transport something in a cart