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Audio Help / trʌŋk / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ truhngk ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
2. a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles.
3. a large compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile, in which luggage, a spare tire, and other articles may be kept.
4. the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and limbs; torso.
5. Ichthyology . the part of a fish between the head and the anus.
6. Architecture .
b. the dado or die of a pedestal.
7. the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, canal, or other tributary system.
8. Telephony, Telegraphy . a. a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing telephone connections between subscribers generally.
b. a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices.
9. Anatomy . the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches.
10. trunks, a. brief shorts, loose-fitting or tight, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track.
11. the long, flexible, cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant.
12. Nautical . a. a large enclosed passage through the decks or bulkheads of a vessel, for cooling, ventilation, or the like.
b. any of various watertight casings in a vessel, as the vertical one above the slot for a centerboard in the bottom of a boat.
13. a conduit; shaft; chute.
–adjective 14. of, pertaining to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.
[Origin:
1400–50; late ME
trunke < L
truncus stem, trunk, stump, n. use of
truncus lopped
]
—Related forms trunkless, adjective
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n.
The main woody axis of a tree.
Architecture The shaft of a column.
The body of a human or animal excluding the head and limbs.
The thorax of an insect.
A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages.
The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.
A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.
A covering over the hatches of a ship.
An expansion chamber on a tanker.
A cabin on a small boat.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
The body of a human or animal excluding the head and limbs.
The thorax of an insect.
A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages.
The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.
A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.
A covering over the hatches of a ship.
An expansion chamber on a tanker.
A cabin on a small boat.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
A proboscis, especially the long prehensile proboscis of an elephant.
A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages.
The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.
A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.
A covering over the hatches of a ship.
An expansion chamber on a tanker.
A cabin on a small boat.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
A trunk line.
A chute or conduit.
Nautical A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.
A covering over the hatches of a ship.
An expansion chamber on a tanker.
A cabin on a small boat.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
Nautical Any of certain structures projecting above part of a main deck, as:A covering over the hatches of a ship.
An expansion chamber on a tanker.
A cabin on a small boat.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
trunks Shorts worn for swimming or other athletics.
[Middle English trunke , from Old French tronc , from Latin truncus ; see terə- 2 in Indo-European roots.]
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1462, "box, case," from O.Fr. tronc "alms box in a church" (12c.), also "trunk of a tree, trunk of the human body," from L. truncus, originally "mutilated, cut off." The meaning "box, case" is likely to be from the notion of the body as the "case" of the organs. Eng. acquired the other two senses of the O.Fr. word later; sense of "main stem of a tree" dates from 1490; that of "torso of a human body" from 1494. The sense of "luggage compartment of a motor vehicle" is from 1930. The use in reference to an elephant's snout is from 1565, probably from confusion with trump (short for trumpet ). Railroad trunk line is attested from 1843; telephone version is from 1889.
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trunk noun 1. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber 2. luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage 3. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: torso ] 4. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: luggage compartment ] 5. a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: proboscis ]
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trunk 1 [traŋk] noun
the main stem (of a tree)
Example:
The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.
Arabic: جِذْع
Chinese (Simplified): 树干
Chinese (Traditional): 樹幹
Czech: kmen
Danish: træstamme
Dutch: stam
Estonian: tüvi
Finnish: puunrunko
French: tronc
German: der Stamm
Greek: κορμός
Hungarian: (fa)törzs
Icelandic: trjábolur
Indonesian: batang pohon
Italian: tronco
Japanese: 幹
Korean: (나무) 줄기
Latvian: stumbrs
Lithuanian: kamienas
Norwegian: (tre)stamme
Polish: pień
Portuguese (Brazil): tronco
Portuguese (Portugal): tronco
Romanian: trunchi
Russian: ствол
Slovak: kmeň
Slovenian: deblo
Spanish: tronco
Swedish: stam
Turkish: gövde
trunk 2 [traŋk] noun
a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in
Example:
He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.
Arabic: صُنْدوق أمْتِعَه
Chinese (Simplified): 大衣箱
Chinese (Traditional): 大衣箱
Czech: (lodní) kufr
Danish: kiste
Dutch: koffer
Estonian: kohver
Finnish: matka-arkku
French: malle
German: der Schrankkoffer
Greek: σεντούκι, μπαούλο
Hungarian: bőrönd
Icelandic: koffort, kista
Indonesian: peti
Italian: baule
Japanese: トランク
Korean: 여행용 큰 가방
Latvian: lāde; ceļasoma; čemodāns
Lithuanian: skrynia
Norwegian: kiste, stor koffert
Polish: kufer
Portuguese (Brazil): baú
Portuguese (Portugal): baú
Romanian: cufăr; geamantan
Russian: сундук
Slovak: (lodný) kufor
Slovenian: zaboj
Spanish: baúl
Swedish: koffert, trunk
Turkish: sandık, büyük bavul
trunk 3 [traŋk] noun
an elephant's long nose
Example:
The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.
Arabic: خُرْطوم الفيل
Chinese (Simplified): 象鼻子
Chinese (Traditional): 象鼻子
Czech: chobot
Danish: snabel
Dutch: slurf
Estonian: lont
Finnish: kärsä
French: trompe
German: der Rüssel
Greek: προβοσκίδα
Hungarian: ormány
Icelandic: fílsrani
Indonesian: belalai
Italian: proboscide
Japanese: 象の鼻
Korean: (코끼리의) 코
Latvian: snuķis
Lithuanian: straublys
Norwegian: snabel
Polish: trąba
Portuguese (Brazil): tromba
Portuguese (Portugal): tromba
Romanian: trompă
Russian: хобот
Slovak: chobot
Slovenian: rilec
Spanish: trompa
Swedish: snabel
Turkish: fil hortumu
trunk 4 [traŋk] noun
the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals)
Example:
He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.
Arabic: جِذْع جِسْم الإنْسان
Chinese (Simplified): 躯干
Chinese (Traditional): 軀幹
Czech: trup
Danish: krop
Dutch: romp
Estonian: kere
Finnish: vartalo
French: tronc
German: der Leib
Greek: κορμός, σώμα
Hungarian: törzs
Icelandic: bolur, búkur
Indonesian: tubuh
Italian: tronco, torso
Japanese: 胴
Korean: 몸통
Latvian: rumpis
Lithuanian: liemuo
Norwegian: kropp
Polish: tułów
Portuguese (Brazil): tronco
Portuguese (Portugal): tronco
Romanian: trunchi
Russian: туловище
Slovak: trup
Slovenian: trup
Spanish: tronco
Swedish: bål, överkropp
Turkish: gövde
trunk 5 [traŋk] noun
(American) a boot (of a car)
Example:
Put your baggage in the trunk.
Arabic: صُنْدوق السيّارَه الخَلْفي
Chinese (Simplified): 汽车行李箱
Chinese (Traditional): 汽車行李箱
Czech: kufr
Danish: bagagerum
Dutch: kofferruimte
Estonian: pagasiruum
Finnish: tavaratila
French: coffre
German: der Kofferraum
Greek: πορτ μπαγκάζ
Hungarian: csomagtartó
Icelandic: skott, farangursgeymsla
Indonesian: bagasi
Italian: bagagliaio
Japanese: 車のトランク
Korean: (자동차 뒷부분의) 짐싣는 곳
Latvian: (automobiļa) bagāžas nodalījums
Lithuanian: bagažinė
Norwegian: bagasjerom
Polish: bagażnik
Portuguese (Brazil): porta-malas
Portuguese (Portugal): mala
Romanian: portbagaj
Russian: багажник
Slovak: kufor
Slovenian: prtljažnik
Spanish: maletero
Swedish: bagageutrymme
Turkish: arabanın bagajı
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trunk (tr ngk) n.
The body excluding the head
and limbs. The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches. A large collecting lymphatic vessel.
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Main Entry: trunk Pronunciation: 'tr&[ng]k Function: noun 1 : the human body apart from the head and appendages : TORSO 2 : the main body of an anatomical part (as a nerve or blood vessel) that divides into branches
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Trump\, n. [OE. trumpe, trompe, F. trompe; probably fr. L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See
Triumph , v. i. & n., and cf.
Trombone ,
Tromp ,
Trump at cards,
Trumpery ,
Trumpet ,
Trunk a proboscis.] A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. --1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.
The wakeful trump of doom. --Milton.
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Trun"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Truncated ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Truncating .] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See
Trunk .] To cut off; to lop; to maim.
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