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handcart

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Vendors were selling sunglasses, bagged snacks, and sundry other items from handcarts in the square.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To transport in this kind of cart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he used a handcart to carry the rocks away
  • their pushcart was piled high with groceries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pushcart, cart, go-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

History

Etymology

From hand + cart.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ձեռնասայլ (jeṙnasayl) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Bulgarian: ръчна количка (rǎčna količka) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手車 /手车 (shǒuchē) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手推車 /手推车 (shǒutuīchē) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手拉車 /手拉车 (shǒulāchē) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Dutch: handkar — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Esperanto: ĉareto — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Finnish: käsikärry — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Finnish: käsikärryt — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • French: charrette à bras — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • French: voiture à bras — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • German: Handwagen — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • German: Handkarren — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Japanese: 手車 (teguruma) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Japanese: ハンドカート (handokāto) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Korean: 손수레 (sonsure) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Polish: taczka — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Polish: wózek ręczny — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Russian: ручна́я теле́жка (ručnája teléžka) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Russian: теле́жка (teléžka) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȕčna kolíca — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Turkish: el arabası — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand
  • Ottoman Turkish: ال عربهسی (el arabası) — a cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand