Carton
/ˈkɑɹtn̩/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. countable, uncountable
"a carton of milk or eggs"
- 2 a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top wordnet
- 3 A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box. countable, uncountable
- 4 the quantity contained in a carton wordnet
- 5 A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans. Australia, countable, uncountable
"Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount."
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- 6 A kind of thin pasteboard. archaic, countable, uncountable
- 7 A small disc within the bullseye of a target. archaic, countable, uncountable
- 8 A shot that strikes this disc. archaic, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To put in a carton.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers' ends in the morning."
Example
More examples"That child shut up a cat in the carton."
Etymology
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.