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pushcart

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈpʊʃˌkɑɹt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pushcar

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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: handcart, 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 push + cart.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: työntökärry — small pushable cart
  • German: Handkarren — small pushable cart
  • Hausa: amalanke — small pushable cart
  • Khmer: រទេះរុញ (rɔɔrɔteh ruñ) — small pushable cart
  • Polish: mały wózek do przewożenia rzeczy — small pushable cart
  • Russian: теле́жка (teléžka) — small pushable cart
  • Swahili: rukwama — small pushable cart
  • Tamil: தள்ளுவண்டி (taḷḷuvaṇṭi) — small pushable cart
  • Telugu: తోపుడు బండి (tōpuḍu baṇḍi) — small pushable cart
  • Thai: รถเข็น (rót-kěn) — small pushable cart
  • Turkish: el arabası — small pushable cart
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