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wagon

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Synonyms: agon, waggon, ragon, eagon, dagon, wagn, wagnon, wason, lagon, magon, pagon

Antonyms: agon, waggon, ragon, eagon, dagon, wagn, wagnon, wason, lagon, magon, pagon

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Noun

  1. A heavier [[four]]-[[wheeled#Adjective|wheeled]] (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). {{defdate|from late 15th c.}}
  2. ''Abbreviation of '''[[w:Toy wagon|toy wagon]]'''''; A [[child]]'s [[ride#Verb|riding]] [[toy#Noun|toy]], with the same structure as a wagon ''(sense 1)'', [[pull#Verb|pulled]] or [[steer#verb|steered]] by a [[long#Adjective|long]] [[handle#Noun|handle]] attached to the [[front#Noun|front]].
  3. {{lb|en|US|chiefly|New England}} A [[shopping cart]].
  4. {{lb|en|rail}} A vehicle (wagon) designed to transport goods or people on [[railway]].
  5. {{ellipsis of|en|dinner wagon||set of light [[shelf|shelves]] mounted on [[castor]]s so that it can be pushed around a [[dining room]] and used for serving}}.
  6. {{lb|en|slang}} {{ellipsis of|en|paddy wagon||police [[van]] for transporting [[prisoner]]s}}.
  7. {{senseid|en|Q188886}} {{lb|en|chiefly|Australia|US|Canada|informal}} {{ellipsis of|en|station wagon<id:Q188886><gloss:type of automobile>}}; {{lb|en|occasionally|,|loosely}} any car, van, or light truck.&nbsp;{{defdate|from 20th c.}}
  8. {{lb|en|Ireland|slang|derogatory}} {{ng|Term of abuse.}}
  9. {{lb|en|math}} A kind of [[prefix]] used in [[de Bruijn notation]].
  10. {{lb|en|slang}} [[buttock|Buttocks]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|US}} To [[load#Verb|load]] into a [[#Noun|wagon]] in [[preparation]] for [[transportation]]; to [[transport#Verb|transport]] by means of a wagon.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|chiefly|US}} To [[travel#Verb|travel]] in a wagon.

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|constellation}} A bright [[circumpolar]] [[asterism]] of the [[northern]] sky, said to resemble a [[ladle]] or [[cart]]. It is part of the [[constellation]] [[Ursa Major]] and includes the stars [[Mizar]], [[Dubhe]], and [[Alkaid]].

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