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Noun: truck  trúk
  1. An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
    "The construction site was busy with trucks delivering materials";
    - motortruck [N. Amer], lorry [Brit]
     
  2. A handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
    "The delivery person used a hand truck to transport the heavy boxes";
    - hand truck
     
  3. [Brit] A flatbed railway car
    "The freight train included several trucks loaded with timber"
Verb: truck  trúk
  1. Convey (goods etc.) by truck
    "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"
     
  2. [informal] Walk leisurely
    "Bobbie told Reggie she was going to truck over to the post office";
    - amble, mosey [informal]

Derived forms: trucked, trucks, trucking

Type of: automotive vehicle, cart, go-cart, handcart, motor vehicle, pushcart, transport, walk

Encyclopedia: Truck