push-cart
Definition
- Noun:
- A small, hand-pushed vehicle used for transporting goods, often by street vendors or in markets. It typically has a flat platform or container, wheels, and handles for pushing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The street vendor loaded his push-cart with fresh fruit every morning. (A small vehicle pushed by hand to carry items for sale.)
- Children helped the gardener move soil using a sturdy push-cart. (A manual cart for transporting materials.)
Advanced Usage
"push-cart vendor": a person who sells goods from a push-cart, often in public spaces.
- The push-cart vendor sold hot dogs and pretzels near the park. (A seller using a hand-pushed cart.)
"push-cart market": a temporary market where vendors use push-carts to display and sell their wares.
- The weekly push-cart market attracts many shoppers looking for handmade crafts. (A market featuring carts as stalls.)
Variants and Related Words
Pushcart (n): variant spelling of "push-cart," meaning the same thing.
- The pushcart was painted bright red to attract customers. (A hand-pushed cart for selling goods.)
Cart (n): a general term for a wheeled vehicle, often pulled or pushed, used for carrying loads.
- He used a cart to bring firewood from the shed. (A simple vehicle for transport.)
Synonyms
- Handcart: a cart designed to be pushed or pulled by hand.
- Barrow: a flat, rectangular frame with handles, used for carrying loads (e.g., wheelbarrow).
- Trolley: a wheeled cart, often with shelves, used in supermarkets or for luggage.
Related Idioms
- "Put the cart before the horse": to do things in the wrong order (not directly about a push-cart, but uses the word "cart").
- Planning the party before setting a date is putting the cart before the horse. (Acting out of proper sequence.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Push along: to move a cart or object by applying force from behind.
- The worker pushed along the push-cart through the crowded aisle. (To move the cart forward by pushing.)