cart : Idioms & Phrases


cart away

  • verb take away by means of a vehicle
    haul away; haul off; cart away.
    • They carted off the old furniture
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Cart horse

  • noun draft horse kept for pulling carts
    carthorse; drayhorse.
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  • a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads.
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Cart load, ∨ Cartload

  • as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load.
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cart off

  • verb take away by means of a vehicle
    haul away; haul off; cart away.
    • They carted off the old furniture
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Cart rope

  • a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope.
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cart track

  • noun any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
    track; cartroad.
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cart-track plant

  • noun common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
    whiteman's foot; Plantago major; common plantain; white-man's foot; broad-leaved plantain.
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donkey cart

  • noun a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
    ponycart; pony cart; donkey cart.
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Dray cart

  • a dray.
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Dumping carcart

  • a railway car, or a cart, the body of which can be tilted to empty the contents; called also dump car, or dump cart.
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garden cart

  • noun a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
    garden cart; wheelbarrow; barrow.
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go-cart

  • noun an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
    walker; baby-walker.
  • noun wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
    handcart; cart; pushcart.
    • he used a handcart to carry the rocks away
    • their pushcart was piled high with groceries
  • noun a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
    baby carriage; pusher; baby buggy; pushchair; perambulator; carriage; pram; stroller.
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golf cart

  • noun a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots
    golfcart.
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horse cart

  • noun heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
    horse cart.
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horse-cart

  • noun heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
    horse cart.
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Hose carriage, cart, ∨ truck

  • a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
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laundry cart

  • noun handcart for moving a load of laundry
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lawn cart

  • noun a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
    garden cart; wheelbarrow; barrow.
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Night cart

  • a cart used to remove the contents of privies by night.
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pastry cart

  • noun a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons
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pony cart

  • noun a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
    ponycart; pony cart; donkey cart.
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serving cart

  • noun a handcart for serving food
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shopping cart

  • noun a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
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Sling cart

  • a kind of cart used to transport cannon and their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached to the axletree.
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t cart

T" cart`
Definitions
  1. See under T.
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Tax cart

  • a spring cart subject to a low tax. Eng.
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tea cart

  • noun serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments
    tea trolley; tea wagon; teacart.
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To put (∨ getset) the cart before the horse

  • to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause.
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tub-cart

  • noun a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
    ponycart; pony cart; donkey cart.
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Village cart

  • a kind of two-wheeled pleasure carriage without a top.
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water cart

  • noun cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
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Wa"ter cart`
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  1. A cart carrying water; esp., one carrying water for sale, or for sprinkling streets, gardens, etc.
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Watering cart

  • noun water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads
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  • a sprinkling cart. See Water.
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