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noun

plural of cart
as in wagons
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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carts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cart
as in hauls
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 carts
Noun
Rooms come with bar carts, TVs, and Roku systems to stream shows (have your passwords at the ready). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Because the researchers observed shopping behavior rather than randomly assigning shoppers to different carts, the results do not prove that the technology itself caused the 32% increase. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 For critics, the carts are running amok, parking illegally, worsening congestion and unlocking another level of overtourism. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 The carts are genuinely convenient, and nobody is directly forcing anything into your basket. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 Win, and there's £20 on offer — and maybe a sandwich from one of the festival snack carts. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Deploy virtual physician carts and portable telemedicine systems in participating rural hospitals to expand specialty consultation, care coordination, and local clinical decision-making while reducing avoidable transfers. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Ancient Greek roads had wheel ruts to guide carts over steep or slippery terrain. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Everyone carts their own parasols, chairs, and towels up the path. — Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carts
  1. wagons
  2. hauls
  3. transports
  4. ferries
  5. carries
  6. packs
Noun
  • Several other wagons used during the days of the cattle drives, including a buckboard and mail wagon, are lined up on either side.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kampgrounds of America also offers interesting stays beneath the stars, including sleeps in covered wagons and onsite cabins—all within five minutes of downtown Ely.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagons
Verb
  • Nevertheless, 2022’s Scream, revs the engine of the Scream 4, then hauls it in overdrive when more murderous mayhem storms through Woodsboro.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauls
Verb
  • Something about the skylights transports me to a bygone New York rendered by cinema.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The courtyard transports patrons to Europe or, perhaps more accurately, a cinematic fantasy of Europe.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of transports
Verb
  • The blockage of the strait, which normally ferries 20% of the world's oil, sent global energy prices soaring.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has effectively halted trade traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime trade route that ferries roughly 20% of the world’s petroleum.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of ferries
Verb
  • Accordingly, Doctronic also carries a malpractice policy holding the system to physician-level accountability.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • OlloBot says the module carries the robot's long-term memories and personalized information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • Crucially, the reactor core runs on TRISO particle fuel, which packs uranium inside four concentric isotropic layers of carbon and silicon carbide.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Pro Max packs a 10,000-mAh silicon-carbon battery (with 16% silicon content), while certain markets get a 9,210-mAh variant engineered for the same long-term battery performance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of packs

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