| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
carrot (ˈkærət) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also wild carrot an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers |
| 2. | the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable |
| 3. | a. something offered as a lure or incentive |
| b. carrot and stick reward and punishment as methods of persuasion | |
| [C16: from Old French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton; perhaps related to Greek karē head] | |