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truck⋅ing

1  [truhk-ing]
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–noun
the art or business of conveying articles or goods on trucks.
Origin:
1800–10; truck 1 + -ing 1
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truck⋅ing

2  [truhk-ing]
–noun
1. the growing of vegetables for the market.
2. commercial bartering.
Origin:
1585–95; truck 2 + -ing 1

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.
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.
–verb (used with object)
11. to transport by truck.
12. to put on a truck.
13. dolly (def. 11).
–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 truckle 2

Related forms:
truck⋅a⋅ble, adjective

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.
6. a bargain or deal.
7. the payment of wages in goods instead of money.
8. truck system.
–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; ME trukien to exchange < OF 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, esp. in a jaunty manner: trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon.
Origin:
1935–40; special use of truck 1
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truck 1   (trŭk)   
n.  
  1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads.
  2. A hand truck.
  3. A wheeled platform, sometimes equipped with a motor, for conveying loads in a warehouse or freight yard.
  4. One of the swiveling frames of wheels under each end of a railroad car or trolley car.
  5. A set of bookshelves mounted on four wheels or casters, used in libraries.
  6. Nautical A small piece of wood placed at the top of a mast or flagpole, usually having holes through which halyards can be passed.
  7. Chiefly British A railroad freight car without a top.
v.   trucked, truck·ing, trucks

v.   tr.
To transport by truck.
v.   intr.
  1. To carry goods by truck.
  2. To drive a truck.
  3. Slang To move or travel in a steady but easy manner.

[Short for truckle or from Latin trochus, iron hoop (from Greek trokhos, wheel).]
truck 2   (trŭk)   
v.   trucked, truck·ing, trucks

v.   tr.
  1. To exchange; barter.
  2. To peddle.
v.   intr.
To have dealings or commerce; traffic.
n.  
  1. Articles of commerce; trade goods.
  2. Garden produce raised for the market.
  3. Informal Worthless goods; stuff or rubbish: "Look at your hands. And look at your mouth. What is that truck?" (Mark Twain).
  4. Barter; exchange.
  5. Informal Dealings; business: We'll have no further truck with them.

[Middle English trukien, from Old North French troquer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Trucking

Truck"ing\, n. The business of conveying goods on trucks.
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