- 1cart something (+ adv./prep.) to carry something in a cart or other vehicle The trash is then carted away for recycling.
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- 2cart something + adv./prep. (informal) to carry something that is large, heavy, or awkward in your hands We had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs.
- 3cart somebody + adv./prep. (informal) to take someone somewhere, especially with difficulty The demonstrators were carted off to the local police station.
cart
verbNAmE//kɑrt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cart he / she / it carts
past simple carted
-ing form carting
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