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   cart

   /kɑːt/

   noun

   • 1. a strong open vehicle with two or four wheels, typically used for carrying loads and pulled by a horse: "a horse and cart" Similar wagoncarriagearchaic:wain
   • ▪ a shallow open container on wheels that may be pulled or pushed by hand. Similar handcartpushcartbarrowwheelbarrowtrolley
   • ▪ a shopping trolley.
   • ▪ a facility on a website that records items selected by a customer for purchase until the transaction is completed: "from the product page select the size and quantity you'd like and click ‘Buy’ to add it to your cart"

   verb

   • 1. convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle: "the meat was pickled in salt and carted to El Paso"
   • 2. carry (a heavy or cumbersome object) somewhere with difficulty: informal "they carted the piano down three flights of stairs"
   • ▪ remove or convey (someone) somewhere roughly or abruptly: "they were carted off to the nearest police station"
   • ▪ hit (the ball) with a powerful stroke that sends it a long way: "he carted Sinfield for six"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse kartr, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carete, diminutive of carre (see car).

   Derivatives

   • 1. carter noun
   • 2. cartful noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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