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   truck

   /trʌk/

   noun

   • 1. a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.
   • ▪ a railway vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one. British
   • ▪ a low flat-topped trolley used for moving heavy items.
   • 2. a railway bogie.
   • ▪ each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.
   • 3. a wooden disc at the top of a ship's mast or flagstaff, with holes for halyards to slide through.

   verb

   • 1. convey by truck: North American "the food was trucked to St Petersburg"
   • ▪ drive a truck: North American "private contractors were trucking for Denali"
   • ▪ go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way: North American "my mate walked confidently behind them and trucked on through!"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a solid wooden wheel): perhaps short for truckle1 in the sense ‘wheel, pulley’. The sense ‘wheeled vehicle’ dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. truckage noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUCK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRUCK definition: 1. a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods: 2. a part of a train…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › truckTruck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRUCK is a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles. How to use truck in a sentence. a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: such as; a strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) for hauling…

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TruckTruck - Wikipedia

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   A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRUCK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / trʌk / uk / trʌk / truck noun (VEHICLE) Add to word list. B1 [ C ] (UK also lorry) a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods: The road was completely blocked by an overturned truck. a truck driver. See also. dumper truck UK. forklift truck. pickup truck. Monty Rakusen/Cultura/GettyImages. [ C ] UK (US car)

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › truckTRUCK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Truck definition: any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.. See examples of TRUCK used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › truckTruck - definition of truck by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads. 2. A hand truck. 3. a. A wheeled platform, sometimes equipped with a motor, for conveying loads in a warehouse or freight yard. b. A set of bookshelves mounted on four wheels or casters, used in libraries. 4. a.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › truckTruck - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Vroom, vroom! A truck is a motorized vehicle on wheels—it's like a car, but bigger. Trucks are often used for hauling or transporting things. What we call a truck in the U.S. is generally called a lorry in the U.K. Trucks vary in size from small pickups that aren't much larger than cars to 18-wheel semi-trailer trucks. These big trucks are ...