I. cart¹ /kɑːt $ kɑːrt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: kartr]

1. a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things ⇒ handcart

2. American English a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a supermarket Synonym : trolley British English

3. the place on an Internet shopping website where you put things that you wish to buy

4. American English a small table with wheels, used for moving and serving food and drinks Synonym : trolley British English

5. put the cart before the horse to do two things in the wrong order
⇒ upset the apple cart at upset²(5)

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II. cart² verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]

1. to take something somewhere in a cart, truck etc
cart something away
Household waste is carted away by the city’s Sanitation Department.

2. informal to carry something somewhere, especially something that is heavy or difficult to carry:
We carted all the furniture upstairs.
cart somebody off/away phrasal verb informal
to take someone somewhere, especially to prison or hospital:
He collapsed and had to be carted off to hospital.

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cart
noun
I. vehicle pulled by animals
ADJ. heavy | bullock, donkey, horse-drawn, ox | farm
VERB + CART drive | draw, pull | ride in | climb off/on/onto, get off/on/onto | load, unload
CART + VERB roll | creak, lumber The cart creaked on up the street.
carry sth
CART + NOUN track
PREP. by ~ In the old days coal supplies came by cart.
in a/the ~ She brought the vegetables in an ox cart.
on/onto a/the ~ piling their furniture onto a cart
PHRASES the back of a cart Jump in the back of my cart.
a horse/pony and cart

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cart
II. small vehicle
ADJ. golf, hand, ice-cream
VERB + CART push, trundle, wheel a man wheeling an ice-cream cart along
drive driving a golf cart

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carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere:
She was carrying a heavy suitcase.
Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun:
He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase.
Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty:
They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work:
We carted all the furniture upstairs.
schlep American English informal to carry something heavy:
Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing:
They arrived bearing gifts.
Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.
carry out work
You’ll have to get a builder to carry out the work.
carry out your duties/responsibilities
She carried out her duties very efficiently.
carry out a task/job
He was unable to carry out simple tasks.
carry out research
I was in Italy carrying out research for my book.
carry out a survey
The committee has carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.
carry out a check
Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
carry out a test
Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
carry out an experiment
Many schools need better facilities for carrying out scientific experiments.
carry out a review
The government is carrying out a review of state pension provision.
carry out a study
He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.
carry out an investigation
The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.
carry out an inquiry
A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.
carry out an assessment
The company is carrying out an assessment of staff training needs.
carry out a search
Here are some more ways of carrying out information searches online.
carry out an attack
It became clear that terrorists had carried out the attack.

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