cart

verb

carted; carting; carts

transitive verb

1

: to carry or convey in or as if in a cart

… buses to cart the kids to and from school.

—L. S. Gannett

2

: to take or drag away without ceremony or by force

—usually used with off

they carted him off to jail

carter noun

Synonyms of cart

• carry
• haul
• transport
• ferry
• pack
• bring

Examples of cart in a Sentence

We carted some dirt to the garden.

I carted all the books home.

He carted the bags away.

Recent Examples on the Web

Bolerjack says that his camera shows first-hand what happened, including an exhausted and overworked Lee being carted around to various signings and appearances. —Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026

Then came Week 16’s brutal late-game concussion against Jacksonville, with Bryant immobilized out of precaution and carted off in the scariest sight of the year at Empower Field. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026

With Rodgers, there’s always a prospect for summoning magic — the fourth-and-8 touchdown strike to Randall Cobb in the Chicago snow; the numerous Hail Marys; the wild comeback win against the Bears after being carted off at Lambeau. —Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Morales was carted off the field due to an apparent knee injury. —ABC News, 16 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cart

• crash cart
• go-cart
• golf cart
• grocery cart
• put the cart before the horse
• shopping cart
• tea cart
• upset the apple cart

Rhymes for cart

• art
• carte
• chart
• dart
• fart
• haart
• mart
• part
• smart
• start
• tart
• apart

Kids Definition

cart

1 of 2 noun

ˈkärt 

1

: 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