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noun
The transport of goods by cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: cartage, wagonage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shipping, transport, movement
noun
The transport of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of cart
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cartage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hauling, trucking, truckage
History
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English -ing English carting From cart + -ing.
