car⋅ton
[kahr-tn]
Show IPA–noun
| 1. | a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping. |
| 2. | the amount a carton can hold. |
| 3. | the contents of a carton. |
| 4. | a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to pack in a carton: to carton eggs for supermarket sales. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons. |
