1
: a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: such as
a
: a strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) for hauling
b
: an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight
also
: a truck with attached trailer
c
: a small barrow consisting of a rectangular frame having at one end a pair of handles and at the other end a pair of small heavy wheels and a projecting edge to slide under a load
called also hand truck
d
: a small heavy rectangular frame supported on four wheels for moving heavy objects
e
: a small flat-topped car pushed or pulled by hand
f
: a shelved stand mounted on casters
2
a
British
: an open railroad freight car
b
: a swiveling carriage consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and springs to carry and guide one end (as of a railroad car) in turning sharp curves
3
: a small wheel
specifically
: a small strong wheel for a gun carriage
4
: a small wooden cap at the top of a flagstaff or masthead usually having holes for reeving flag or signal halyards
trucked; trucking; trucks
: to load or transport on a truck
1
: to roll along especially in an easy untroubled way
2
: to transport goods by truck
3
: to be employed in driving a truck
trucked; trucking; trucks
1
: to exchange commodities : barter
2
: to negotiate or traffic especially in an underhanded way : have dealings
Synonyms
Examples of truck in a Sentence
Noun (2)
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
filled a dozen large garbage bags with all the truck we collected when we cleaned the place out
Recent Examples on the Web
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
In just one year, this has the potential to save more than 17 million pounds of resin and reduce carbon emissions by 4,000 metric tons—the equivalent of 1,000 fewer trucks on the road.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 14 May 2024
On the day of the funeral, video shows that pallbearers loaded his casket into the back of a white pickup truck, modified into a hearse.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
This seems cynical, even for a company peddling a six-figure, 7,000-pound truck as an environmental play.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Cheers to more laughs, trucks and gummies, my sweet boy.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Deputies found Tammy Myers' cellphone on the front seat of Greer's truck.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
Aid groups have said fuel will be depleted soon, forcing hospitals to shut down critical operations and halting trucks delivering aid.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 11 May 2024
Many of those drivers in the Lone Star State are likely behind the wheel of a truck.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Instead, the tractors had to be trucked to Brunswick, a journey that adds time and costs.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Advertisement In Monterey County, heavy rain in burn scars sent silt and debris into catch basins and stormwater conveyance systems, overwhelming them and resulting in tens of thousands of cubic yards of material that had to be trucked long distance for disposal, Newsom wrote.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
McGraw, 42, the vice president of sales and marketing for Trans American Trucking Service, which specializes in handling industrial components, recently bid on a job to truck the Houston company’s equipment from Baltimore to Ohio.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
There, beans are shoveled into jute bags and trucked to a regional cooperative that receives deliveries from other community centers, as well.
—Mumbi Gitau, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
The government often uses helicopters to haze wild burros or horses toward a corral before trucking the animals away.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
For 40 years Olson trucked his 18,000 honeybee colonies between California and Washington, moving among farms and orchards where their job was to pollinate everything from almonds to tree fruits, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, carrots, radishes, onions, canola and alfalfa.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Typically they are trucked in to provide a stable source of power.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Noun
On a construction site in north Charlotte, a crane unloaded metal railings from the back of a flatbed truck.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
In just one year, this has the potential to save more than 17 million pounds of resin and reduce carbon emissions by 4,000 metric tons—the equivalent of 1,000 fewer trucks on the road.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 14 May 2024
On the day of the funeral, video shows that pallbearers loaded his casket into the back of a white pickup truck, modified into a hearse.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
This seems cynical, even for a company peddling a six-figure, 7,000-pound truck as an environmental play.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Cheers to more laughs, trucks and gummies, my sweet boy.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Deputies found Tammy Myers' cellphone on the front seat of Greer's truck.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
Aid groups have said fuel will be depleted soon, forcing hospitals to shut down critical operations and halting trucks delivering aid.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 11 May 2024
Many of those drivers in the Lone Star State are likely behind the wheel of a truck.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
Verb
Veterinary staff conduct health exams on the pups and they are trucked to a staging area close to the wild den.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Instead, the tractors had to be trucked to Brunswick, a journey that adds time and costs.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Advertisement In Monterey County, heavy rain in burn scars sent silt and debris into catch basins and stormwater conveyance systems, overwhelming them and resulting in tens of thousands of cubic yards of material that had to be trucked long distance for disposal, Newsom wrote.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
McGraw, 42, the vice president of sales and marketing for Trans American Trucking Service, which specializes in handling industrial components, recently bid on a job to truck the Houston company’s equipment from Baltimore to Ohio.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
There, beans are shoveled into jute bags and trucked to a regional cooperative that receives deliveries from other community centers, as well.
—Mumbi Gitau, Fortune Europe, 27 Feb. 2024
The government often uses helicopters to haze wild burros or horses toward a corral before trucking the animals away.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
For 40 years Olson trucked his 18,000 honeybee colonies between California and Washington, moving among farms and orchards where their job was to pollinate everything from almonds to tree fruits, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, carrots, radishes, onions, canola and alfalfa.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Typically they are trucked in to provide a stable source of power.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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truck
1 of 3 noun1
2
: goods for barter or for small trade
3
: close association
have no truck with such people
4
: vegetables grown for market
5
a
: small articles of little value
b
: rubbish
truck
2 of 3 noun
: a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles
truck
3 of 3 verb
: to transport on or by truck
Etymology
Noun
from earlier truck (verb) "to exchange goods, swap," from Middle English trukken (same meaning), from early French troquer (same meaning)
Noun
from truck "a small wheel," from truckle "small wheel, pulley," from Middle English trokell "caster, wheel," from Latin trochlea "block of pulleys"
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