Handcart

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)

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

  2. 2
    wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To transport in this kind of cart. transitive

Synonyms

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cartgo cartgo-cartpushcart

Example

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

Etymology

From hand + cart.

Related phrases

to hell in a handcartbeast of burden

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