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cart

noun

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a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay Synonyms wagon, wain Related Words dray, jolt-wagon [Midland], oxcart, spring wagon, wagonette; barrow, hand truck, pushcart, tram, truck, wheelbarrow

cart

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cart

to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class Synonyms bear, carry, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transportRelated Words deliver, hand over, transfer; forward, send, ship, transmit; bring, fetch, take; move, remove, shift

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