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truck1

Syllabification: (truck)
Pronunciation: /trək/

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Definition of truck

noun

  • 1a wheeled vehicle, in particular.
  • a large, heavy motor vehicle, used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.
  • British a railroad vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one.
  • a low flat-topped cart used for moving heavy items.
  • 2a undercarriage with four to six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railroad car.
  • each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.
  • 3a wooden disk at the top of a ship’s mast or flagstaff, with sheaves for signal halyards.

verb

[with object]
  • convey by truck:the food was trucked to St. Petersburg (as noun trucking)industries such as trucking
  • [no object] drive a truck.
  • [no object] informal go or proceed, especially in a casual or leisurely way:he walked confidently behind them and trucked on through!

Derivatives

truckage

Pronunciation: /-kij/

noun

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a solid wooden wheel): perhaps short for truckle1 in the sense 'wheel, pulley' The sense 'wheeled vehicle' dates from the late 18th century

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