truck

truck
truck
truck1 [truk]
n.
[< ? L trochus, a hoop < Gr trochos, a wheel, disk: see TROCHE]
1. Historical a small, solid wheel or roller, esp. one for a gun carriage
2. a small, wooden block or disk with holes for halyards, esp. one at the top of a flagpole or mast
3. a kind of barrow, consisting of an open frame with a pair of wheels at one end and handles at the other, used to carry trunks, crates, etc.: also called hand truck
4. any of various low frames or platforms on wheels, sometimes motor-driven, for carrying heavy articles, as in a warehouse
☆ 5. an automotive vehicle for hauling loads along highways, streets, etc.; motor truck
6. a swiveling frame with two or more pairs of wheels, usually provided with brakes and springs, forming the wheel unit under each end of a railroad car, streetcar, etc.
7. Brit. an open railroad freight car
vt.
to carry or transport on a truck or trucks
vi.
1. to do trucking
2. to drive a truck as one's work
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☆ truck on down or truck down
Slang to walk in a carefree, leisurely manner; stroll
truck2 [truk]
vt., vi.
[ME trukken < MFr troquer, to exchange, barter < ?]
1. to exchange; barter
2. Rare to peddle
n.
[Anglo-Fr truke < MFr troque < the v.]
1. BARTER
2. payment of wages in goods produced instead of money
3. small commercial articles
4. small articles of little value
☆ 5. vegetables raised for sale in markets
6. Informal dealings [have no further truck with them]
7. Informal trash; rubbish

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