noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

   "One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions."

2. 2
   a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To convey in a wheelbarrow. transitive
2. 2
   transport in a wheelbarrow wordnet
3. 3
   To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

bargebarrowbarrowboatbuscart

Example

More examples

"A wheelbarrow fills the bill for moving concrete blocks."

Etymology

From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.

Related phrases

drunk as a wheelbarrowwheelbarrow race

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.