APPLECART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does applecart mean? 

• APPLECART (noun)
  The noun APPLECART has 2 senses:

1. the planning that is disrupted when someone 'upsets the applecart'

2. a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

  Familiarity information: APPLECART used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPLECART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The planning that is disrupted when someone 'upsets the applecart'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("applecart" is a kind of...):

planning; preparation; provision (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("applecart" 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)