1. Swimsuit worn by men while swimming
   "He packed his swimming trunks for the beach vacation";
   - swimming trunks, bathing trunks, swim trunks [N. Amer]
    
2. (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
   "The boys wore trunks to stay cool in the summer heat";
   - short pants [N. Amer], shorts

1. The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
   "The massive sequoia tree trunk measured over 30 feet in diameter";
   - tree trunk, bole
    
2. The body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   "He had a muscular trunk from years of swimming";
   - torso, body
    
3. A long flexible snout as of an elephant
   "The elephant used its trunk to spray water on its back";
   - proboscis
    
4. [N. Amer] Luggage consisting of a large strong case used when travelling or for storage
   "She packed her vintage clothes in an old steamer trunk"
    
5. [N. Amer] Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage, shopping or tools
   "he put his golf bag in the trunk";
   - luggage compartment [Brit], automobile trunk [N. Amer], boot [Brit], dicky [Asia, informal], dickey [Asia, informal]

Type of: baggage, bathers [Austral], bathing costume, bathing suit, body part, compartment, cossie [Brit, informal], cozzie [Brit, informal], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], luggage, neb, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], snout, stalk, stem, swimmers [Austral, informal], swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear, trousers

Part of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], body, car, elephant, mammoth, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, organic structure, tree, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Trunks