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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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Noun
Crafted with Grey Goose vodka and Carpano Dry Vermouth, the cocktail is prepared to each guest’s preference—whether dry, dirty, extra dirty, shaken or stirred—from the restaurant’s signature martini cart. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Soon shoppers in two Southern states can join the hordes of fans who add ALDI finds to their carts each week. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
Verb
Koné was carted off the field after a brutal tackle by Qatar’s Assim Madibo in the second half, which led to immediate displeasure from the Canadian players and coaches on the sideline. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 The Sassuolo man was carted off with his leg in an air cast midway through the second half after being tackled from behind by Qatar’s Assim Madibo. Mark Hodge, NBC news, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
  • Soon, Prospect was crowded with wagons, streetcars, bicycles and automobiles.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • The overwhelming success of the BMW M wagons will lead the automaker’s performance division to give us a M3 Touring in the Neue Klasse era.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere, drivers encountered a very different kind of mess when a tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of extra-firm tofu crashed off a highway into a ravine in Missouri in March, The New York Times reported.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Nine patients were brought to University Hospital, and multiple had been transported by helicopter, University of Missouri Health Care PR strategist Eric Maze said.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • Textron Aviation organizes a private airlift to transport Special Olympics athletes to the games.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Volunteers with Georgia's Own Credit Union spent Tuesday packing 500 meal kits as part of MUST Ministries' Summer Lunch program.
    Joshua Cole, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Both wore Portugal flags and brought the patience required for World Cup logistics, where getting to the stadium is an extended — and often pricey — process.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • In 1980, Brown founded Black College Day, attracting 18,000 students to help bring attention to historically Black colleges and universities and encourage students to consider those institutions.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 June 2026

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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