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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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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
Among other changes, the district is bringing in iPad carts to store devices away from students’ desks when students aren’t using them. — Julianna Mejia july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 By Tuesday, though, the scene was empty shelves and moving carts, blocked off with cordons and AREA CLOSED signs. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 July 2026 Golf carts and push carts are available for rent, and there’s a patio with a bar and restaurant overlooking the course. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 On July 15, the same day the Cerf news broke, DoorDash quietly opened a limited beta of dd-cli, a command-line tool that lets developers and AI agents search stores, build carts and place real food orders. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Then began a surreal scene as the group all rode in carts back to the fifth hole and stood in the same spot, debating the potential penalty. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Trolly Stop frequently provides catering carts pro bono to school and charity events. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 Horner-Smith told KCBS that employees were allegedly told to cover the body using carts and umbrellas as the customer’s family waited in the building. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Fans of Stanley and Musgrave alike can peruse the company's website and add the full collection to their carts now, or continue scrolling to shop the individual pieces. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 14 July 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
  • Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of wagons
Verb
  • Having already been booked for a foul on Brobbey, Fofana hauls down Wilson Isidor and earns his club’s eighth red card of the Premier League season.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Definition of hauls
Verb
  • But in his backyard, a structure transports you to another world.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • The Ronnie Wood suite, for example, transports you to a unique world that intertwines Art Deco with the Rolling Stones' rock and roll.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 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
  • The annual soccer schedule is already jam-packed, each additional 90 minutes carries more injury risk, and most of these players star on club teams whose seasons kick off in a month.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026
  • Under California law, conviction on such a charge typically carries up to a year in county jail.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • Medium Rare is known for pulling off its massive Super Bowl parties each year that packs multiple events into one city over a couple of days.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • In addition to her versatile tanks, my mom always packs a few blouses on every trip.
    — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of packs

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