cart away

verb

To take something away in order to dispose of it; to remove a large volume of materials.

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Meanings

verbcart away (third-person singular simple present carts away, present participle carting away, simple past and past participle carted away)

present singular third person carts away · participle present carting away · participle past carted away · past carted away

  1. To take something away in order to dispose of it; to remove a large volume of materials.
  2. To remove someone difficult or troublesome.

    One of Otto’s first moves after Viserys’ death is to make the lords and ladies of the Red Keep bend the knee to Aegon. The two holdouts are swiftly carted away by the guards, while the third, Rhaenyra’s faithful Lord Caswell (Paul Hickey), reluctantly kneels.

    2022 October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticing House Of The Dragon crowns Westeros' new ruler”, in AV Club

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtake away by means of a vehicle

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Chicago

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