wheelbarrow
/'wi:l,b rou/
Definition
Noun:
- A small cart for carrying loads: A wheelbarrow is a small, typically single-wheeled vehicle with two handles at the rear, used for transporting small loads, especially in gardening or construction.
Verb:
- To transport using a wheelbarrow: The action of moving or carrying something in a wheelbarrow.
Examples
Noun:
- He filled the wheelbarrow with soil for the garden.
- The old wheelbarrow had a flat tire.
Verb:
- Can you wheelbarrow these bricks over to the patio?
- We need to wheelbarrow the compost to the flower beds.
Advanced Usage
- "To be in the wheelbarrow": An informal phrase implying being in a difficult or precarious position where one is being pushed along by circumstances or others.
- After the merger, the small department felt like it was in the wheelbarrow, with no control over its direction.
Variants and Related Words
- Handcart (n): A general term for a small cart pushed or pulled by hand, which can include wheelbarrows.
- Garden cart (n): A larger, often two-wheeled cart used for similar purposes in gardening.
Synonyms
- Cart (n): A vehicle with two or four wheels used for carrying loads.
- Barrow (n): A more general term for a cart, often used in British English.
Related Phrases
- "To put/push the cart before the horse": An idiom meaning to do things in the wrong order. While not containing "wheelbarrow," it relates to the concept of carts and logical sequence.
- Planning the party before we have a date is putting the cart before the horse.
Noun
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a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
Verb
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transport in a wheelbarrow
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