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truck

10 definitions • 14 examples
1
a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods:

Examples:

The road was completely blocked by an overturned truck.
a truck driver
2
a part of a train that is used for carrying goods or animals:

Examples:

Hundreds of refugees were herded into cattle trucks for the gruelling ten-hour journey.
3
to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of it, him, or her
4
to transport something somewhere in a truck:

Examples:

Most of the aid is being trucked into the city, although some is arriving by boat.
5
a large vehicle with an open or covered space in the back to hold a load of goods
6
a large road vehicle that is used for transporting goods:

Examples:

The union represents truck drivers.
a commercial/delivery/tanker truck He drives a delivery truck for the furniture store.
a heavy/light/pick-up truck
Car and truck sales plunged 8% last month .
7
a part of a train that is used for carrying goods or animals:

Examples:

a cattle/coal truck
8
a road vehicle that is open at the back, used for carrying goods or animals:

Examples:

a cattle/horse truck
9
a small vehicle on wheels that you push or pull, used for carrying things:

Examples:

Bring a hand truck to help unload boxes.
10
to transport something in a truck:

Examples:

The wild, rod-caught salmon is trucked down from Loch Lomond.
Massive roof trusses were manufactured off site, trucked in, and placed by crane.
The soda pop is trucked 1,500 miles twice a month from bottling plants in Mexico.

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