"carton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːtən/ [UK], /ˈkɑːtn̩/ [UK], /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ [US], [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carton.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cartons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən Etymology: Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|carton}} French carton, {{der|en|it|cartone}} Italian cartone, {{doublet|en|cartoon}} Doublet of cartoon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} carton (countable and uncountable, plural cartons)
  1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cardboard box, container, package Translations (box-like container): كَرْتُون (kartūn) [masculine] (Arabic), كَرْتُونَة (kartūna) [feminine] (Arabic), кашон (kašon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကာတွန်း (ka-twan:) (Burmese), bric [masculine] (Catalan), 紙箱 (Chinese Mandarin), 纸箱 (zhǐxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), karton (Dutch), pakkaus (Finnish), kartonki (Finnish), tölkki (Finnish), laatikko (Finnish), rasia (Finnish), kenno (Finnish), carton [masculine] (French), Karton [masculine] (German), ferna [feminine] (Icelandic), karton (Indonesian), 紙パック (kamipakku) (alt: かみパック) (Japanese), ប្រអប់ (prɑɑʼɑp) (Khmer), (gap) (Korean), ຫີບເຈັ້ຍ (hīp chia) (Lao), kātene (Maori), kartong (Norwegian), کارتن (kârton) (Persian), caixa/embalagem de papel [feminine] (Portuguese), коро́бка (koróbka) [feminine] (Russian), паке́т (pakét) [masculine] (Russian), caja (Spanish), katoni (Swahili), kartong [common-gender] (Swedish), กล่อง (glɔ̀ng) (Thai), ཤོག་སྒམ (shog sgam) (Tibetan), hộp (Vietnamese), hộp giấy (Vietnamese), hộp các-tông (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-H7d7XYwm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 26 3 2 15 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 17 29 5 4 16 4 Disambiguation of 'box-like container': 65 12 14 1 1 7
  2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a carton of cigarette packs): عَرُوسَة (ʕarūsa) [feminine] (Arabic), բլոկ (blok) (Armenian), блок (blok) [masculine] (Belarusian), стек (stek) [masculine] (Bulgarian), slof (Dutch), kartonki (Finnish), cartouche [feminine] (French), Stange [feminine] (German), slop (Indonesian), stecca [feminine] (Italian), សុង (song) (Khmer), blok [masculine] (Polish), cartuș [neuter] (Romanian), блок (blok) (Russian), ште̏ка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), štȅka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cajetilla [feminine] (Spanish), limpa [common-gender] (Swedish), блок (blok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-h6~~2JsO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 26 3 2 15 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 17 29 5 4 16 4 Disambiguation of 'a carton of cigarette packs': 13 59 16 3 2 8
  3. (Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans. Tags: Australia, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: case
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-cRgl-wFd Disambiguation of Containers: 21 25 38 1 2 10 4 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 26 3 2 15 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 17 29 5 4 16 4
  4. (archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-PJENrtR-
  5. (archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-A~~tvp2U
  6. (archaic) A shot that strikes this disc. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-carton-en-noun-qlPZan13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 26 3 2 15 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 17 29 5 4 16 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carton girl, carton-pierre, egg carton, juice carton

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑːtən/ [UK], /ˈkɑːtn̩/ [UK], /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ [US], [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carton.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cartons [present, singular, third-person], cartoning [participle, present], cartoned [participle, past], cartoned [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən Etymology: Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|carton}} French carton, {{der|en|it|cartone}} Italian cartone, {{doublet|en|cartoon}} Doublet of cartoon Head templates: {{en-verb}} carton (third-person singular simple present cartons, present participle cartoning, simple past and past participle cartoned)
  1. To put in a carton.
    Sense id: en-carton-en-verb-IjK6LDYh

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Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blok"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cartuș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blok",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "word": "блок"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ште̏ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "štȅka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cajetilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "limpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blok",
      "sense": "a carton of cigarette packs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "блок"
    }
  ],
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    "carton"
  ],
  "word": "carton"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Italian",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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      "name": "bor"
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        "2": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian cartone",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "cartoon"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of cartoon",
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cartoned",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To put in a carton."
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑːtən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑːtn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑɹtn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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}

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