Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small handcart: A simple vehicle with one or two wheels, designed to be pushed or pulled by a person, used for transporting small loads. It typically has handles at the rear.
   • A burial mound: (Archaeology) A large mound of earth or stones built over one or more prehistoric graves.
   • A unit of capacity: The amount of material that a barrow (the cart) can hold.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The gardener used a barrow to move soil and plants across the yard.
  • Archaeologists excavated the ancient barrow to learn about Bronze Age burial practices.
  • We need about three barrows of gravel to cover the path.

Advanced Usage

• "To have a barrow in the marketplace": (Australian and New Zealand slang, dated) To have a personal interest or stake in a matter, often a financial one.
  • He's always arguing for lower taxes; he's got a barrow in the marketplace with his business.

Variants and Related Words

• Wheelbarrow (n): A common type of barrow with one wheel at the front and two legs at the back.
  • She filled the wheelbarrow with firewood.
• Handbarrow (n): A barrow carried by two people using handles at each end, often without wheels.

Synonyms

• Cart: A general term for a vehicle with wheels used for carrying loads.
• Tumulus: (Archaeology) A technical synonym for a burial mound or barrow.
• Hillock: A small hill, which can sometimes refer to a natural feature resembling a barrow.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• To push one's barrow: (Australian and New Zealand) To promote or argue for one's own cause or interests.
  • The politician was just pushing his own barrow during the debate.

Noun

1. a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
2. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
3. the quantity that a barrow will hold