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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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
For a more ambitious option made from components usually found on the drinks cart, Zielinski suggests a bootleg sangria, similar to a tinto de verano.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to Milan Cortina, pulling the double duty as mom and Olympian.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Shoppers can get 30 percent off a $60 or more cart of eligible Aldi snacks, dips, and appetizers when ordering through Uber Eats using the code ALDISOS.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
For a more ambitious option made from components usually found on the drinks cart, Zielinski suggests a bootleg sangria, similar to a tinto de verano.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Will Campbell, the Patriots’ rookie left tackle, was carted off the field in late November with a knee injury.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to Milan Cortina, pulling the double duty as mom and Olympian.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cart. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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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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