[wag-uh
n] 
| 1. | any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc. |
| 2. | Informal. station wagon. |
| 3. | a police van for transporting prisoners; patrol wagon: The fight broke up before the wagon arrived. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain. Big Dipper. |
| 5. | British. a railway freight car or flatcar. |
| 6. | a baby carriage. |
| 7. | Archaic. a chariot. |
| 8. | to transport or convey by wagon. |
| 9. | to proceed or haul goods by wagon: It was strenuous to wagon up the hill. Also, especially British, waggon. |
| 10. | circle the wagons. circle (def. 23). |
| 11. | fix someone's wagon, Slang. to get even with or punish someone: He'd better mind his own business or I'll really fix his wagon. |
| 12. | hitch one's wagon to a star, to have a high ambition, ideal, or purpose: It is better to hitch one's wagon to a star than to wander aimlessly through life. |
| 13. | off the wagon, Slang. again drinking alcoholic beverages after a period of abstinence. |
| 14. | on the wagon, Slang. abstaining from alcoholic beverages. Also, on the water wagon; British, on the water cart. |
fix someone's wagon
Get even with someone, get revenge on someone, spoil someone's chance of success. For example, He may think he can win the election, but these ads will fix his wagon, or After what he did to her, her family's out to fix his wagon. This term uses fix in the sense of "punish someone" or "put someone in an awkward position," a usage dating from about 1800. The wagon was added in the 1900s, presumably making the phrase refer to putting sand in a wagon axle or similar sabotage.