Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
carting - 2 dictionary results
cart
[kahrt] 
–noun
| 1. | a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods. |
| 2. | a light two-wheeled vehicle with springs, drawn by a horse or pony. |
| 3. | any small vehicle pushed or pulled by hand. |
| 4. | Obsolete. a chariot. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to haul or convey in or as if in a cart or truck: to cart garbage to the dump. |
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrase| 6. | to drive a cart. |
| 7. | cart off or away, to transport or take away in an unceremonious manner: The police came and carted him off to jail. |
| 8. | on the water cart, British. wagon (def. 14). |
| 9. | put the cart before the horse, to do or place things in improper order; be illogical. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME cart(e), OE cræt (by metathesis); c. ON kartr cart
bef. 900; ME cart(e), OE cræt (by metathesis); c. ON kartr cart
Related forms:
cart⋅a⋅ble, adjective
carter, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To carting
| cart (kärt) n.
[Middle English, wagon, from Old English cræt and from Old Norse kartr.] cart'a·ble adj., cart'er n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
>
