1
: a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root
also
: its root
2
: a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement
The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.
Examples of carrot in a Sentence
She chopped some carrots for the soup.
He added some grated carrot to the soup.
The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.
Recent Examples on the Web
But, unsurprisingly, the nation’s most popular game of chance has a sinister undertone as major lotteries capitalize on people’s hopes and dangle the ever-elusive carrot of a jackpot over financially vulnerable Americans.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The mango duck at Bamboo Penny’s, an upscale Thai restaurant in Leawood at 5720 W. 116th Place, is, for this hard to please patron, a new favorite:
Duck, peeled from the bone and lightly fried, it is set on a bed of sauteed asparagus, carrots and chunks of fresh mangoes.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
In want of a bulging bank account, winning is the next best carrot.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
One chops the onion, and/or the celery, carrots and garlic, then sautés them.
—Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
To read more, click the carrot in the right-hand corner.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Over the period of a week or so, something ate all the carrots from below and left the stems untouched on top.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The other is loaded with pork, shrimp, peas, carrots and mushrooms.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
Grab these for just $19 and start growing root vegetables like carrots or top-harvest produce like tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, and herbs.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The mango duck at Bamboo Penny’s, an upscale Thai restaurant in Leawood at 5720 W. 116th Place, is, for this hard to please patron, a new favorite:
Duck, peeled from the bone and lightly fried, it is set on a bed of sauteed asparagus, carrots and chunks of fresh mangoes.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
In want of a bulging bank account, winning is the next best carrot.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
One chops the onion, and/or the celery, carrots and garlic, then sautés them.
—Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
To read more, click the carrot in the right-hand corner.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Over the period of a week or so, something ate all the carrots from below and left the stems untouched on top.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The other is loaded with pork, shrimp, peas, carrots and mushrooms.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
Grab these for just $19 and start growing root vegetables like carrots or top-harvest produce like tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, and herbs.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Carrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrot. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
carrot
noun
car·rot
ˈkar-ət 
: the long orange edible root of a common garden plant that is eaten as a vegetable
also
: a plant that produces a carrot
Medical Definition
carrot
noun
car·rot
ˈkar-ət
: a biennial plant of the genus Daucus (D. carota) that bears seeds which have been used especially as a diuretic and stimulant and that in cultivated varieties has a yellow or orange-red tapering root which is used as a vegetable
also
: its root
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