Definition of HANDCART

handcart

Plural: handcarts

Noun

  • A small cart designed to be pushed or pulled by hand.
  • wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
    • "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"
  • A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)

Verb

  • To transport in this kind of cart.

Examples

  • He used a HANDCART to bring all his dictionaries to the Scrabble tournament.
  • Vendors were selling sunglasses, bagged snacks, and sundry other items from handcarts in the square.

Origin / Etymology

From hand + cart.

Synonyms

cart, go-cart, pushcart

Scrabble Score: 14

handcart: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
handcart: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handcart: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

handcart: valid Words With Friends Word