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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)

  1. to transport by truck.
  2. to put on a truck.

verb (used without object)

  1. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
  2. to drive a truck.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or for a truck or trucks:

    a truck drive; truck tires.

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. a bargain or deal.
  6. 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.

truck

3

[ 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.

truck

1

/ ³Ù°ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon
  2. a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform Also called (esp in Britain)lorry
  3. a frame carrying two or more pairs of wheels and usually springs and brakes, attached under an end of a railway coach, etc
  4. nautical
    1. a disc-shaped block fixed to the head of a mast having sheave holes for receiving signal halyards
    2. the head of a mast itself
  5. any wheeled vehicle used to move goods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to convey (goods) in a truck
  2. intr to drive a truck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

truck

2

/ ³Ù°ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. commercial goods
  2. dealings (esp in the phrase have no truck with )
  3. commercial exchange
  4. archaic.
    payment of wages in kind
  5. miscellaneous articles
  6. informal.
    rubbish
  7. vegetables grown for market
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaic.
    to exchange (goods); barter
  2. intr to traffic or negotiate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of truck1

First recorded in 1605–15; back formation from truckle “w³ó±ð±ð±ôâ€; 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 ³Ù°ù´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð “to barterâ€; further origin unknown

Origin of truck3

First recorded in 1935–40; special use of truck 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of truck1

C17: perhaps shortened from truckle ²

Origin of truck2

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

see have no truck with .
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Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel's account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers.

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Once it is remodeled, it will include a play fire truck that will stand in tribute to first-responders who fought the blaze.

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The groundwater in Amboy is about 10 times saltier than the sea, Large said, and for years, all drinking water has been trucked in.

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Reopening its doors likely will bring even more foot traffic to the bar’s area of DTLA, and therefore benefit the neighboring venues, businesses and food trucks.

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Bulley, a truck driver who had also lost custody of Justin, has said the county was careless with his son’s life.

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