wheel·bar·row
ˈ(h)wēl-ˌber-(ˌ)ō 
-ˌba-(ˌ)rō
: a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
wheelbarrowed; wheelbarrowing; wheelbarrows
: to convey in a wheelbarrow
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Vendors on crowded sidewalks hawked shoes, bananas, wallets and bottles of cold water and soda from wheelbarrows.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Historically, shedding pounds garnered an automatic congratulations (see Oprah and her wheelbarrow of fat in 1988, or Valerie Bertinelli’s Jenny Craig ads almost two decades later).
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Vendors on crowded sidewalks hawked shoes, bananas, wallets and bottles of cold water and soda from wheelbarrows.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load).
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelbarrow. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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