truck

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[ truhk ]
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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.

  1. 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.

  2. a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly.

  3. a tiered framework on casters.

  4. a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.

  5. Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.

  6. British. a freight car having no top.

  7. a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.

  8. 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)
  1. to transport by truck.

  2. to put on a truck.

  1. Movies. dolly (def. 11).

verb (used without object)
  1. to convey articles or goods on a truck.

  2. to drive a truck.

  1. Movies. dolly (def. 12).

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.

Origin of truck

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First recorded in 1605–15; back formation from truckle “wheel”; see origin at truckle

Other words from truck

  • truck·a·ble, adjective

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Other definitions for truck (2 of 3)

truck2
[ truhk ]

noun
  1. vegetables raised for the market.

  2. miscellaneous articles of little worth; odds and ends.

  1. Informal. trash or rubbish: That's a lot of truck.

  2. Informal. dealings: I'll have no truck with him.

  3. a bargain or deal.

  4. the payment of wages in goods instead of money.

verb (used with object)
  1. to exchange; barter; trade.

verb (used without object)
  1. to exchange commodities; barter.

  2. to traffic; have dealings.

Origin of truck

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First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English truken, trukien “to exchange,” from Old French troquer, trochier “to exchange” and Medieval Latin trocāre “to barter”; further origin unknown

Other definitions for truck (3 of 3)

truck3
[ truhk ]

noun
  1. a shuffling jitterbug step.

verb (used without object)
  1. to dance with such steps.

  2. Slang. to walk or stroll, especially in a jaunty manner: trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon.

Origin of truck

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First recorded in 1935–40; special use of truck1

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British Dictionary definitions for truck (1 of 2)

truck1

/ (trʌk) /


noun
  1. British a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon

  2. US, Canadian and Australian a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform: Also called (esp in Britain): lorry

  1. a frame carrying two or more pairs of wheels and usually springs and brakes, attached under an end of a railway coach, etc

  2. nautical

    • a disc-shaped block fixed to the head of a mast having sheave holes for receiving signal halyards

    • the head of a mast itself

  3. any wheeled vehicle used to move goods

verb
  1. to convey (goods) in a truck

  2. (intr) mainly US and Canadian to drive a truck

Origin of truck

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C17: perhaps shortened from truckle ²

British Dictionary definitions for truck (2 of 2)

truck2

/ (trʌk) /


noun
  1. commercial goods

  2. dealings (esp in the phrase have no truck with)

  1. commercial exchange

  2. archaic payment of wages in kind

  3. miscellaneous articles

  4. informal rubbish

  5. US and Canadian vegetables grown for market

verb
  1. archaic to exchange (goods); barter

  2. (intr) to traffic or negotiate

Origin of truck

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C13: from Old French troquer (unattested) to barter, equivalent to Medieval Latin trocare, of unknown origin

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Other Idioms and Phrases with truck

truck

see have no truck with.

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