1
: a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: such as
a
: a strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) for hauling
b
: an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight
also
: a truck with attached trailer
c
: a small barrow consisting of a rectangular frame having at one end a pair of handles and at the other end a pair of small heavy wheels and a projecting edge to slide under a load
called also hand truck
d
: a small heavy rectangular frame supported on four wheels for moving heavy objects
e
: a small flat-topped car pushed or pulled by hand
f
: a shelved stand mounted on casters
2
a
British
: an open railroad freight car
b
: a swiveling carriage consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and springs to carry and guide one end (as of a railroad car) in turning sharp curves
3
: a small wheel
specifically
: a small strong wheel for a gun carriage
4
: a small wooden cap at the top of a flagstaff or masthead usually having holes for reeving flag or signal halyards
trucked; trucking; trucks
: to load or transport on a truck
1
: to roll along especially in an easy untroubled way
2
: to transport goods by truck
3
: to be employed in driving a truck
trucked; trucking; trucks
1
: to exchange commodities : barter
2
: to negotiate or traffic especially in an underhanded way : have dealings
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Examples of truck in a Sentence
Noun (2)
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
filled a dozen large garbage bags with all the truck we collected when we cleaned the place out
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Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Then Alexis called Diamond, who jumped in his truck and got to the house as the ambulance doors closed.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Durant hit a 3-pointer at the same time Nikola Jokić trucked Anthony Davis.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Noun
As an environmentalist, I’m turned off by my boyfriend’s love of ATVs, dirt bikes, and his giant diesel truck.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Then Alexis called Diamond, who jumped in his truck and got to the house as the ambulance doors closed.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
Four plays later Mahomes trucked rookie safety Malike Mustapha, one of the 49ers’ hardest hitters, for the touchdown run.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Durant hit a 3-pointer at the same time Nikola Jokić trucked Anthony Davis.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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truck
1 of 3 noun1
2
: goods for barter or for small trade
3
: close association
have no truck with such people
4
: vegetables grown for market
5
a
: small articles of little value
b
: rubbish
truck
2 of 3 noun
: a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles
truck
3 of 3 verb
: to transport on or by truck
Etymology
Noun
from earlier truck (verb) "to exchange goods, swap," from Middle English trukken (same meaning), from early French troquer (same meaning)
Noun
from truck "a small wheel," from truckle "small wheel, pulley," from Middle English trokell "caster, wheel," from Latin trochlea "block of pulleys"
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