truck
1 Americannoun
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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.
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any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
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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.
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a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly.
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a tiered framework on casters.
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a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
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Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.
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British. a freight car having no top.
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a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
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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)
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to transport by truck.
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to put on a truck.
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Movies. dolly.
verb (used without object)
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to convey articles or goods on a truck.
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to drive a truck.
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Movies. dolly.
adjective
noun
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vegetables raised for the market.
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miscellaneous articles of little worth; odds and ends.
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Informal. trash or rubbish.
That's a lot of truck.
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Informal. dealings.
I'll have no truck with him.
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a bargain or deal.
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the payment of wages in goods instead of money.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to exchange commodities; barter.
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to traffic; have dealings.
noun
verb (used without object)
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to dance with such steps.
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Slang. to walk or stroll, especially in a jaunty manner.
trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon.
noun
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a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon
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Also called (esp in Britain): lorry. a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform
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a frame carrying two or more pairs of wheels and usually springs and brakes, attached under an end of a railway coach, etc
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nautical
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a disc-shaped block fixed to the head of a mast having sheave holes for receiving signal halyards
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the head of a mast itself
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any wheeled vehicle used to move goods
verb
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to convey (goods) in a truck
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(intr) to drive a truck
noun
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commercial goods
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dealings (esp in the phrase have no truck with )
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commercial exchange
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archaic payment of wages in kind
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miscellaneous articles
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informal rubbish
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vegetables grown for market
verb
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archaic to exchange (goods); barter
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(intr) to traffic or negotiate
Other Word Forms
- truckable adjective
Etymology
Origin of truck1
First recorded in 1605–15; back formation from truckle “wheel”; truckle
Origin of truck2
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
Origin of truck3
First recorded in 1935–40; special use of truck 1
Example Sentences
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The underlying concern: AI could soon upend the business models for companies from wealth management to trucking.
“You don’t create more jobs by taking away rights,” said Octavio Argüello, a senior Argentine labor leader in the powerful trucking union.
The sounds that invaded his New York City apartment—construction, idling trucks, car alarms—drove him to distraction.
She has even driven in supplies herself by truck.
From Los Angeles Times
Across the U.S., the spread of GPS tracking has made it far easier to monitor where public employees take government cars and trucks.
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