cart someone off

cart someone off
cart (someone) off to take someone or something somewhere.

Rioters smashed windows and carted off televisions, shoes, car tires, and anything else they could carry.

He was carted off to jail.


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  • cart off — cart (someone) off to take someone or something somewhere. Rioters smashed windows and carted off televisions, shoes, car tires, and anything else they could carry. He was carted off to jail …   New idioms dictionary

  • cart — cart1 [ka:t US ka:rt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kartr] 1.) a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things →↑handcart 2.) AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a ↑supermarket British… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cart — 1 noun (C) 1 a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things see also: handcart 2 AmE a large wire basket on wheels that you use in a supermarket; trolley (1) BrE 3 AmE a small table with wheels,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cart — [kärt] n. [ME < ON kartr (akin to OE cræt; orig., body of a cart made of wickerwork, hamper): for IE base see CRADLE] 1. any of various small, strong, two wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse, ox, pony, etc. 2. a light, uncovered wagon or… …   English World dictionary

  • cart off — verb take away by means of a vehicle (Freq. 1) They carted off the old furniture • Syn: ↑cart away, ↑haul off, ↑haul away • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑take out …   Useful english dictionary

  • cart off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cart off : present tense I/you/we/they cart off he/she/it carts off present participle carting off past tense carted off past participle carted off informal to take someone somewhere, especially to a prison or …   English dictionary

  • cart — cart1 [ kart ] noun count ** 1. ) a vehicle with four wheels and no roof that is pulled by a horse and is used for carrying things 2. ) AMERICAN a SHOPPING CART 3. ) AMERICAN a small table with wheels, used for moving food and drinks. British… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cart — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] carts, carting, carted 1) N COUNT A cart is an old fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals. ...a country where horse drawn carts far outnumber cars. Syn: wagon 2)… …   English dictionary

  • haul off — verb take away by means of a vehicle They carted off the old furniture • Syn: ↑cart off, ↑cart away, ↑haul away • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑take out • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • MythBusters (2009 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 23 (includes 3 specials) Broadcast Original channel …   Wikipedia

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