plural carts
1
: a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight
2
: a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog
3
a
: a small wheeled vehicle see golf cart, grocery cart, shopping cart sense 1
b
: a table with wheels that is used especially for serving food
I make conversation after asking to look at the menu: That apple tart on the dessert cart—who made it, and what's in the crust?—
Corby Kummer
Corby Kummer4
: a temporary record of items selected for purchase from an online vendor : shopping cart sense 2
You head back to your favorite Web shopping site, and the stuff you crammed in your cart last time is still there, waiting for you to buy it or dump it.—Neil Randall
Neil Randall
carted; carting; carts
1
: to carry or convey in or as if in a cart
buses to cart the kids to and from school—L. S. Gannett
L. S. Gannett2
: to take or drag away without ceremony or by force
—usually used with off
they carted him off to jail
carter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of cart in a Sentence
Noun
a cart piled up with hay
Verb
We carted some dirt to the garden.
I carted all the books home.
He carted the bags away.
Recent Examples on the WebFrancisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The tower fan has picked up over 43,000 perfect ratings from Amazon reviewers, with over 2,000 shoppers adding it to their cart in the past month.
—Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
A lot of those kinds of things will happen to the cart as well.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The requirement for trash carts differs from the recycling cart rollout, where residents could refuse with a call to 311.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
An initial inspection in December 2022 found an error rate of 14% based on seven overcharges in a 50-item cart.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The contents of the wire carts senior citizens pushed at the 163rd Street Pantry Pride — single bags of groceries, many half empty — told a sad but simple story: plenty of business, not enough revenue.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Elijah Craig is made at Kentucky’s Heaven Hill Distillery, and while the core expression is a dependable and affordable bourbon, this more premium barrel-proof version is worth adding to your bar cart.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
The Tony Cannoli cart rates 4.9 out of 5.0 stars on Google.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Entertainment was provided by an old television carted out from Branden’s engineering lab along with the extension cords required to reach an outdoor electrical outlet some 50 yards away.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
At one camp, Yoong managed to befriend a Mong La local who was employed to cart away rubbish and persuaded her to help.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
But to meet his destiny as a fur-trapping legend, Jean must contend with a wily beaver population — often spied in teams of two, carting logs toward a mysterious location — who harbor their own plans for survival-of-the-fittest domination.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Not long after dawn on Feb. 16, a worker behind the wheel of a claw excavator attacked piles of what turned out to be at least 100 poles, which would be carted away by a waiting semi.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Early in the game, linebacker Dre Greenlaw slipped while jogging onto the field after a commercial break and was carted off the field for a reported Achilles injury.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Thomas gave the middle finger to Carroll in 2018 while being carted off with a broken leg, as the injury would end his final season with the franchise.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
About 12 hours after the water stopped running in this reporter's apartment building, a truck arrived carting a water tank.
—Emily Green, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
Noun
Dash Carts, which launched in 2020, use a combination of computer vision and sensor technology to identify items that are placed or removed from carts.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The tower fan has picked up over 43,000 perfect ratings from Amazon reviewers, with over 2,000 shoppers adding it to their cart in the past month.
—Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
A lot of those kinds of things will happen to the cart as well.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The requirement for trash carts differs from the recycling cart rollout, where residents could refuse with a call to 311.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
An initial inspection in December 2022 found an error rate of 14% based on seven overcharges in a 50-item cart.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The contents of the wire carts senior citizens pushed at the 163rd Street Pantry Pride — single bags of groceries, many half empty — told a sad but simple story: plenty of business, not enough revenue.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Elijah Craig is made at Kentucky’s Heaven Hill Distillery, and while the core expression is a dependable and affordable bourbon, this more premium barrel-proof version is worth adding to your bar cart.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
The Tony Cannoli cart rates 4.9 out of 5.0 stars on Google.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
Don’t forget to add your favorites to cart, then come back and keep on scrolling to check out more must-see Lego discounts.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Entertainment was provided by an old television carted out from Branden’s engineering lab along with the extension cords required to reach an outdoor electrical outlet some 50 yards away.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
At one camp, Yoong managed to befriend a Mong La local who was employed to cart away rubbish and persuaded her to help.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
But to meet his destiny as a fur-trapping legend, Jean must contend with a wily beaver population — often spied in teams of two, carting logs toward a mysterious location — who harbor their own plans for survival-of-the-fittest domination.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Not long after dawn on Feb. 16, a worker behind the wheel of a claw excavator attacked piles of what turned out to be at least 100 poles, which would be carted away by a waiting semi.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Early in the game, linebacker Dre Greenlaw slipped while jogging onto the field after a commercial break and was carted off the field for a reported Achilles injury.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Thomas gave the middle finger to Carroll in 2018 while being carted off with a broken leg, as the injury would end his final season with the franchise.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
About 12 hours after the water stopped running in this reporter's apartment building, a truck arrived carting a water tank.
—Emily Green, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
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cart
1 of 2 noun1
: a heavy two-wheeled wagon usually pulled by a horse
2
: a light usually two-wheeled vehicle
pony cart
cart
2 of 2 verb
: to carry in or as if in a cart
carter
noun
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