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truck

1   [truhk]
noun
1.
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.
2.
any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
3.
Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc.
4.
a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly.
5.
a tiered framework on casters.
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6.
a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
7.
Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.
8.
British. a freight car having no top.
9.
a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
10.
Nautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards.
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verb (used with object)
11.
to transport by truck.
12.
to put on a truck.
13.
dolly (def. 11).

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verb (used without object)
14.
to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15.
to drive a truck.
16.
dolly (def. 12).
adjective
17.
of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.
Origin:
1605–15; back formation from truckle wheel. See truckle2

Related forms
truck·a·ble, adjective
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truck

2   [truhk]
noun
1.
vegetables raised for the market.
2.
miscellaneous articles of little worth; odds and ends.
3.
Informal. trash or rubbish: That's a lot of truck.
4.
Informal. dealings: I'll have no truck with him.
5.
barter.
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6.
a bargain or deal.
7.
the payment of wages in goods instead of money.
8.
truck system.
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verb (used with object)
9.
to exchange; trade; barter.
verb (used without object)
10.
to exchange commodities; barter.
11.
to traffic; have dealings.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English trukien to exchange < Old French troquer to exchange

truck

3   [truhk]
noun
1.
a shuffling jitterbug step.
verb (used without object)
2.
to dance with such steps.
3.
Slang. to walk or stroll, especially in a jaunty manner: trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon.
Origin:
1935–40; special use of truck1
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Word Origin & History

truck
"to exchange, barter," early 13c., from O.N.Fr. troquer "to barter, exchange," from M.L. trocare "barter," of unknown origin. Rare before 1580. Sense of "have dealings with" is first recorded 1610s. The noun is first recorded 1550s, "act or practice of barter." Sense of "vegetables raised for market"
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is from 1784, preserved in truck farm (1866).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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