name · noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)t
Received-Pronunciation:/kɑːt/
General-American:kärt
General-American:/kɑɹt/
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CMU ARPABET:K AA1 R T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Acronym of Championship Auto Racing Teams, a defunct sanctioning body for open-wheel racing in motorsports in the United States of America. (Compare USAC, FIA.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A short river, the River Cart in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, formed from its tributaries Black Cart Water and White Cart Water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The grocer delivered his goods by cart.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A shopping cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A cartridge for a computer or video game system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transport, carry
18
verb
Meaning 18
draw slowly or heavily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
haul stones
haul nets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haul, hale, drag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull, draw, force
Narrower terms: bowse, bouse
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart From Middle English cart, kart, from Old Norse kartr (“wagon; cart”), merged with native Old English cræt (“a chariot; cart”), from Proto-Germanic *krattaz, *krattijô, *kradō, from Proto-Indo-European *gret- (“tracery; wattle; cradle; cage; basket”), from *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with West Frisian kret (“wheelbarrow for hauling dung”), Dutch krat, kret (“crate; wheelbarrow for hauling dung”), German Krätze (“basket; pannier”). Wider cognates include Sanskrit ग्रन्थ (grantha, “a binding”).
Clipping of cartridge.
Across languages
Translations
188 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
qerre
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Southern Altai:
абра
(abra)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Amharic:
ጋሪ
(gari)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Arabic:
عَرَبَةُ نَقْل
(ʕarabatu naql)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Arabic:
عَرَبَة
(ʕaraba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Arabic:
حنطور
(ḥanṭor)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Arabic:
كارو
(karro)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Arabic:
كروسة
(karrūsa)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Armenian:
սայլ
(sayl)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Azerbaijani:
fayton
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Azerbaijani:
araba
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Bashkir:
арба
(arba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Belarusian:
воз
(voz)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Belarusian:
калёсы
(kaljósy)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Breton:
karr
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Bulgarian:
ко́ла
(kóla)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Bulgarian:
кару́ца
(karúca)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Burmese:
လှည်း
(hlany:)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Buryat:
тэргэн
(tergen)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Catalan:
carretó
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Catalan:
carret
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Catalan:
carreta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chechen:
ворда
(vorda)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chinese:
мачә
(mačə)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chinese Mandarin:
手推車 /手推车
(shǒutuīchē)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chinese Mandarin:
手拉車 /手拉车
(shǒulāchē)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chinese Mandarin:
車 /车
(chē)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Chinese Mandarin:
大车
(dàchē)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Cornish:
kerrik
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Czech:
vůz
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Czech:
vozík
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Danish:
kærre
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Dutch:
kar
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Dutch:
wagen
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Erzya:
крандаз
(krandaz)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Esperanto:
ĉaro
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Estonian:
vanker
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Finnish:
kärry
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
French:
chariot
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
French:
charrette
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Friulian:
cjâr
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Friulian:
cjar
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Galician:
carro
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Georgian:
ოთხთვალა
(otxtvala)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Georgian:
საზიდავი
(sazidavi)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
German:
Wagen
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
German:
Karre
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
German:
Karren
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Greek:
κάρο
(káro)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Hebrew:
עֲגָלָה
(agalá)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Hindi:
ठेला
(ṭhelā)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Hindi:
गाड़ी
(gāṛī)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Hindi:
अराबा
(arābā)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Hungarian:
szekér
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Icelandic:
kerra
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Indonesian:
kereta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ingrian:
rattaat
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ingrian:
kärri
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Irish:
féan
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Irish:
carr
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Irish:
cairt
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Italian:
carretto
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Italian:
carrello
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Italian:
carro
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Japanese:
荷車
(niguruma)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Japanese:
カート
(kāto)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Javanese:
montor
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Kalmyk:
тергн
(tergn)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Kazakh:
арба
(arba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Khmer:
ឆែ
(chae)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Khmer:
រថ
(rŭət)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Korean:
수레
(sure)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Korean:
카트
(kateu)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Korean:
달구지
(dalguji)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Korean:
짐수레
(jimsure)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Northern Kurdish:
parxêl
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Northern Kurdish:
erebe
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Northern Kurdish:
erebane
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Kyrgyz:
араба
(araba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Lao:
ກວຽນ
(kuīan)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Lao:
ລົດ
(lot)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Latgalian:
roti
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Latin:
plaustrum
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Latin:
iumentum
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Latvian:
rati
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Lithuanian:
vežimas
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Lithuanian:
ratai
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Macedonian:
ко́ла
(kóla)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Macedonian:
ко́личка
(kólička)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Macedonian:
а́раба
(áraba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Malay:
kereta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Malay:
pedati
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Māori:
kāta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Middle Mongol:
ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ
(tergen)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Classical Mongolian:
ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ
(terge)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Mongolian:
тэрэг
(tereg)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Mongolian:
ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ
(terge)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Norwegian Bokmål:
kjerre
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjerre
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Occitan:
carreta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Old Prussian:
abasus
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Old Tupi:
tapi'irarepanakũ
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Old Tupi:
ybyrapararanga
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ossetian:
уӕрдон
(wærdon)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Pashto:
ټانګه
(ṭānga)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Pashto:
ګاډۍ
(gāḍəy)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Iranian Persian:
گاری
(gâri)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Iranian Persian:
اَرابِه
(arâbe)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Polish:
fura
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Polish:
wóz
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Polish:
wózek
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Portuguese:
carroça
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Portuguese:
carreta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Romanian:
car
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Romanian:
căruță
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Romanian:
șaretă
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Romanian:
cărucior
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Russian:
теле́га
(teléga)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Russian:
воз
(voz)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Russian:
пово́зка
(povózka)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Russian:
арба́
(arbá)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Salar:
gañli
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Salar:
dache
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Sanskrit:
अनस्
(anas)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Scottish Gaelic:
cairt
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Serbo-Croatian:
коли́ца
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Serbo-Croatian:
kolíca
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Sinhalese:
කරත්ත
(karatta)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Slovak:
vozík
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Slovene:
voz
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Slovene:
voziček
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Lower Sorbian:
kara
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Spanish:
carro
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Spanish:
carreta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Spanish:
catanga
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Sumerian:
𒈥𒁍𒁕
(MAR.BU.DA)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Swahili:
mkokoteni
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Swahili:
rukwama
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Swedish:
kärra
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Tajik:
ароба
(aroba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Tatar:
арба
(arba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Telugu:
బండి
(baṇḍi)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Thai:
เกวียน
(gwiian)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Thai:
รถ
(rót)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Thai:
ตะเฆ่
(dtà-kêe)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Tibetan:
ཁོར་སྒྲོམ
(khor sgrom)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Tocharian B:
kokale
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Turkish:
alışveriş arabası
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Turkish:
kağnı
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ottoman Turkish:
قاكلی
(kañlı)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Turkmen:
araba
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ukrainian:
віз
(viz)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Ukrainian:
візо́к
(vizók)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Urdu:
گاڑی
(gāṛī)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Urdu:
اَرابَہ
(arāba)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Uyghur:
ھارۋا
(harwa)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Uzbek:
arava
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Venetan:
car
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Venetan:
caret
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Venetan:
careta
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Vietnamese:
xe bò
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Vietnamese:
xe ngựa
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Vietnamese:
xe
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Walloon:
tcherete
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Walloon:
begnon
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Yiddish:
וואָגן
(vogn)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Yiddish:
וועגעלע
(vegele)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Zazaki:
ereba (diq)
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Zazaki:
wesayıt
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Zhuang:
ci
— small, open, wheeled vehicle — see also wagon
Bulgarian:
карт
(kart)
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Cornish:
kerrik
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Dutch:
kart
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
German:
Kart
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Japanese:
カート
(kāto)
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Portuguese:
kart
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Swedish:
gokart
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart
Welsh:
cert
— small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go cart