Bag vs Cart - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between bag and cart

is that bag is a flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc while cart is to split, kill, put (to death).

As a verb bag

is to put into a bag.

bag

English

(wikipedia bag)

Noun

(en noun)

A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.

(label) A handbag

A suitcase.

A schoolbag, especially a backpack.

One’s preference.

(label) An ugly woman.

(label) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.

(label) First, second, or third base.

(label) A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.

(label) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.

A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.

A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament.

The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.

A scrotum.

(label) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.

Synonyms

* (flexible container) poke (obsolete), sack, tote * (handbag) handbag, purse (US) * (preference) cup of tea, thing * (ugly woman) dog, hag * (in mathematics) multiset

Hyponyms

* (flexible container) bindle

Verb

(bagg)

To put into a bag.

To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.

To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.

(label) To furnish or load with a bag.

* Dryden

To bring a woman one met on the street with one.

To laugh uncontrollably.

To criticise sarcastically.

(label) To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.

To swell or hang down like a full bag.

To swell with arrogance.

(Chaucer)

To become pregnant.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Anagrams

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cart

English

(wikipedia cart)

Etymology 1

Probably from Old English .

Noun

(en noun)

A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

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A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.

Derived terms

* cartwheel * dogcart * go-cart * golf cart * luggage cart * oxcart * pushcart * put the cart before the horse * shopping cart

Verb

(en verb)

To carry goods.

I've been carting these things around all day .

To carry or convey in a cart.

(obsolete) To expose in a cart by way of punishment.

* Prior

She chuckled when a bawd was carted .

References

Etymology 2

Shortened from (cartridge).

Noun

(en noun)

(video games, informal) A cartridge for a video game system.

My ''Final Fantasy'' cart on the NES is still alive and kicking.

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