Definition of cartnext
as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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verb

as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class

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Recent Examples of cart
Noun
Young, in his first full season in the majors, was immobilized on a cart and then taken off the field. New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Within minutes of opening, more than 100 shoppers had entered the store, filling aisles and loading carts with festive finds. Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
Portage Mayor Austin Bonta estimated the storm resulted in 500,000 cubic yards of tree debris that needed to be carted off — so much that a private company was contracted to assist. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 He was carted off the field, providing reassurance with a thumbs-up while on the stretcher. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
  • For programmers, hitching their wagon to a large-scale tech platform is often worth giving up consumer data and revenue.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Stop in at the farm stand for a 20-30 minute wagon ride through the farm's tranquil rolling hills to finish out your perfect fall day.
    Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Solomon Baggett, James Lee, Ezell Jolly and Timothy Carter all took carries with Clay out of the game.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Valparaiso site set a record after the storm, with 499 vehicles in one nine-hour day — an average of 67 vehicles per hour, many of them hauling trailers.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, once inside, that barely matters because you’re transported into another world.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • These small modular units can be built off-site and transported directly where energy is required, bypassing the need for long-distance electricity transmission.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When the river trolley was first launched in 2014, it was intended to ferry locals from point to point along the river.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • One recurring puzzle requires you to ferry an electrical charge from one box to another within a limited time.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Stone and Robert Icke, for example, have both built careers on transplanting old stories into slick contemporary containers, and, in varying degrees, those containers can come packed with power.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Each whisker is packed with sensitive nerve endings at its base that detect tiny deflections, vibrations, and pressure changes when brushing against surfaces.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Michael Busch’s one-out walk brought the tying run to the plate in Alex Bregman, who barreled a ball to the deepest part of the park for a 383-foot flyout.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The outdoor garden was recently replanted earlier this year after city workers had to bring the side of the building up to code.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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