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APPLECART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
