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| truck [ truk ] |
noun (plural trucks) |
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1. automotive large commercial freight transport vehicle: a large vehicle for transporting goods by road
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2. automotive
Same as pickup truck
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3. cart pushed by hand: a cart or barrow with two or more wheels that is pushed by hand and is used for moving heavy objects
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4. U.K. rail railroad car for freight: an open railroad car that carries freight
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5. train wheel unit: a swiveling frame that the wheels and springs are mounted on at either end of a railroad car
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6. skating skateboard wheel unit: either of a pair of swiveling wheel units on a skateboard
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7. nautical rope guide on ship's mast: a guide for a ship's ropes, in the form of a disk with holes, fitted horizontally to the top of the mast
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verb (past and past participle trucked, present participle truck·ing, 3rd person present singular trucks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb take things by truck: to transport, or transport something, by truck
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2. intransitive verb drive truck: to drive a truck, especially as a job
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informal
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3. intransitive verb stroll along: to walk or move along at an easy, relaxed pace
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slang
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| [Early 17th century. Origin ?] |
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keep on trucking to carry on with work or life in a cheerful and relaxed way, in spite of problems (informal)
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