English Dictionary |
WHEELBARROW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does wheelbarrow mean?
• WHEELBARROW (noun)
The noun WHEELBARROW has 1 sense:
1. a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
Familiarity information: WHEELBARROW used as a noun is very rare.
• WHEELBARROW (verb)
The verb WHEELBARROW has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: WHEELBARROW used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
barrow; garden cart; lawn cart; wheelbarrow
Hypernyms ("wheelbarrow" is a kind of...):
cart; go-cart; handcart; pushcart (wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transport in a wheelbarrow
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "wheelbarrow" is one way to...):
transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
Luckily a butcher soon came by, driving a pig in a wheelbarrow.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Demi, as the oldest grandchild, then presented the queen of the day with various gifts, so numerous that they were transported to the festive scene in a wheelbarrow.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She ascertained from me in a few words what it was all about, comforted Dora, and gradually convinced her that I was not a labourer—from my manner of stating the case I believe Dora concluded that I was a navigator, and went balancing myself up and down a plank all day with a wheelbarrow—and so brought us together in peace.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Whatever you sow, you reap." (Afghanistan proverb)
"Tomorrow is close if you wait it." (Arabic proverb)
"The most beautiful laughter comes from the mouth of a mourner." (Corsican proverb)