Definition of "carrot" in English

noun

1. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

2. A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).

3. (figurative) Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.

4. (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a rural background.

5. (UK, slang) A police officer from somewhere within the British Isles, but specifically outside of Greater London.

6. (slang) A redhead; a ginger-haired person

verb

1. (transitive) To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part of felt manufacture.