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truck
noun
a
large
motor
vehicle
with
a
driver
’
s
cab
and
a
flatbed
or
enclosed
space
at
the
back
for
carrying
goods
on
roads
•
The
truck
delivered
fresh
fruit
to
the
supermarket
before
dawn
.
The
truck
delivered
fresh
fruit
to
the
supermarket
before
dawn
.
•
A
line
of
shiny
red
trucks
waited
at
the
loading
dock
.
A
line
of
shiny
red
trucks
waited
at
the
loading
dock
.
Borrowed
from
Middle
English
truk
“
small
wheel
,
pulley
”,
later
applied
to
wheeled
vehicles
;
related
to
Latin
trochlea
“
pulley
,
wheel
”.
The
modern
sense
of
a
goods
vehicle
developed
in
the
19th
century
.
verb
to
carry
goods
from
one
place
to
another
by
truck
•
They
trucked
the
new
furniture
across
the
country
overnight
.
They
trucked
the
new
furniture
across
the
country
overnight
.
•
Farmers
often
truck
their
pumpkins
to
the
city
market
each
weekend
.
Farmers
often
truck
their
pumpkins
to
the
city
market
each
weekend
.
noun
a
framework
with
wheels
beneath
a
railroad
car
or
other
large
vehicle
that
supports
it
and
allows
it
to
move
smoothly
on
tracks
•
Each
carriage
rests
on
two
wheeled
trucks
called
bogies
.
Each
carriage
rests
on
two
wheeled
trucks
called
bogies
.
•
A
worn
bearing
in
the
front
truck
caused
the
train
to
wobble
.
A
worn
bearing
in
the
front
truck
caused
the
train
to
wobble
.
noun
the
metal
axle
assembly
that
attaches
the
wheels
to
the
underside
of
a
skateboard
or
longboard
•
Jake
tightened
the
front
truck
of
his
skateboard
for
better
control
.
Jake
tightened
the
front
truck
of
his
skateboard
for
better
control
.
•
Loose
trucks
make
carving
turns
smoother
on
a
longboard
.
Loose
trucks
make
carving
turns
smoother
on
a
longboard
.
truck with
verb
-
truck
with
,
trucking
with
,
trucks
with
,
trucked
with
to
associate
or
have
dealings
with
someone
,
often
someone
viewed
negatively
or
disapproved
of
•
The
mayor
vowed
he
would
not
truck
with
corrupt
officials
.
The
mayor
vowed
he
would
not
truck with
corrupt
officials
.
•
In
the
novel
,
the
hero
refuses
to
truck
with
traitors
.
In
the
novel
,
the
hero
refuses
to
truck with
traitors
.
Early
17th-century
use
of
truck
meaning
“
barter
or
dealing
”;
the
verb
phrase
evolved
into
the
figurative
sense
of
having
dealings
.
