carting

Moving goods manually

Carting is the present participle of cart—to transport something, typically in a cart or other vehicle.

The word often implies hauling heavy or bulky items: We spent Saturday carting boxes to the new apartment.

It can suggest effort or inconvenience: I'm tired of carting all this stuff around.

hauling

transport

Moving things between places

  • loadCarried weight or burden
  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • carryMove while supporting

convey · lug · trundle · wheelbarrow · dolly · schlepp · drag · shift · relocate · ferry

delivery

parcel

Wrapped item for shipping

freight · package · distribution · consignment · cargo · dispatch · tracking · fulfillment · drayage · van

equine

horse

Domesticated riding animal

carriage · buggy · gig · trap · dray · coachman · teamster · hitch · shaft · axle

punishment

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

  • pilloryPublic punishment restraint
  • paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
  • shamingCausing feelings of disgrace

mob · jeering · pelting · procession · disgrace · spectacle · medieval · colonial

karting

go-kart

Miniature single-seat racer

lap · racing · slicks · chassis · grid · qualifying · podium · helmet · overtake · hairpin

Categories
Opposites
mode of transport

cartingflying

Moving through air

airlifting · shipping · airfreighting · sailing · helicoptering

movement vs. stasis

cartingstoring

Keeping for future use

abandoning · leaving · keeping · stashing · stationing

direction of transfer

cartingreceiving

Acquiring what's sent

importing · bringing · delivering · fetching · collecting

Phrases
Family

cart, carts, carted, handcart, pushcart, golf cart, oxcart, shopping cart, dogcart

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G