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
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
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
The next day Queenie was riding to their home on the milk truck.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
His organization has tracked the practice in Central America, where 800,000 cattle a year are raised illegally in nature reserves and then smuggled by boat and truck up to Mexico.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Noun
When the 1966 Buick that Mansfield was riding in collided with the slowing tractor trailer, the car slid underneath the truck.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
The next day Queenie was riding to their home on the milk truck.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Verb
Those who like taking their SUV or truck out to the middle of nowhere to commune with nature and enjoy quality time with friends and family will appreciate the Howler Brothers theme.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
His organization has tracked the practice in Central America, where 800,000 cattle a year are raised illegally in nature reserves and then smuggled by boat and truck up to Mexico.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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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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