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noun
A small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing:
A soapbox car for downhill racing or playful noncompetitive driving on flat terrain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing:
A motorized vehicle for racing on flat terrain; usually spelled go-kart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A framework moving on casters, designed to support children as they learn to walk; a baby walker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Alternative form of go-kart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, pushchair, pusher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheeled vehicle
Narrower terms: bassinet
noun
wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: handcart, pushcart, cart
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheeled vehicle
Narrower terms: applecart, barrow, garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow, hand truck, truck, laundry cart, serving cart, shopping cart
noun
an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: walker, baby-walker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵheh1-der. Proto-Germanic *gāną Proto-West Germanic *gān Old English gān Middle English gon English go Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English go-cart From go + cart.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
