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View synonyms for cart off

cart off

verb

  1. informal.
    tr, adverb to carry or remove brusquely or by force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Also, cart away . Transport or remove in an unceremonious way, as in The police carted them all off to jail , or We'll call the town to cart away this trash . This term owes its meaning to cart , a humble conveyance compared to a carriage. [Second half of 1800s]
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Example Sentences

“It felt so surreal that I just stood there and listened to that while watching my parents be carted off,” Ms Wright said.

From BBC

Cey, the stout slugger who was nicknamed “Penguin,” was hit in the head by a Goose Gossage fastball in the eighth inning of Game 5 and carted off the field.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's season could well be over after he was carted off with an Achilles tendon injury during their defeat by Ohio rivals Cincinnati.

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Johnson left the game in the second quarter, when he was carted off the field — following Fields’ four-yard touchdown run — with an air cast on his left leg.

Bosa, who was carted off the field in Week 11 last year because of a foot injury, entered training camp eager to prove he still is a Pro Bowl player.

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