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Carrot - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Carrot' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carrot [ n.]
- An umbelliferous biennial plant (Daucus Carota), of many varieties.
- The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.

Meaning of 'Carrot' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . carrot [ n]
Meaning (1):
- promise of reward as in
Example in sentence:
  • carrot and stick;
  • used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote