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   truck

   /trʌk/

   noun

   • 1. a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.
   • ▪ a railway vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one. British
   • ▪ a low flat-topped trolley used for moving heavy items.
   • 2. a railway bogie.
   • ▪ each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.
   • 3. a wooden disc at the top of a ship's mast or flagstaff, with holes for halyards to slide through.

   verb

   • 1. convey by truck: North American "the food was trucked to St Petersburg"
   • ▪ drive a truck: North American "private contractors were trucking for Denali"
   • ▪ go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way: North American "my mate walked confidently behind them and trucked on through!"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a solid wooden wheel): perhaps short for truckle1 in the sense ‘wheel, pulley’. The sense ‘wheeled vehicle’ dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. truckage noun

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