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truck 1
(trŭk)n.
1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads.
2. A hand truck.
3.
a. A wheeled platform, sometimes equipped with a motor, for conveying loads in a warehouse or freight yard.
b. A set of bookshelves mounted on four wheels or casters, used in libraries.
4.
a. One of the swiveling frames of wheels under each end of a railroad car or trolley car.
b. Either of the frames housing a pair of wheels on a skateboard or landboard.
5. Nautical A small piece of wood placed at the top of a mast or flagpole, usually having holes through which halyards can be passed.
6. Chiefly British A railroad freight car without a top.
v. trucked, truck·ing, trucks
v.tr.
To transport by truck.
v.intr.
1. To carry goods by truck.
2. To drive a truck.
3. Slang To move or travel in a steady but easy manner.
truck 2
(trŭk)v. trucked, truck·ing, trucks
v.intr.
To have dealings or commerce; traffic: They were trucking with smugglers.
v.tr. Archaic
1. To exchange; barter.
2. To peddle.
n.
1. The trading of goods or services without the exchange of money; barter.
2.
a. Articles of commerce; trade goods.
b. Garden produce raised for the market.
c. Informal Worthless goods; stuff or rubbish: "I was mooning over some old papers, or letters, or ribbons, or some such truck" (Edna Ferber).
3. Informal Dealings; business: We'll have no further truck with them.
[Middle English trukien, from Old North French troquer.]
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truck
(trʌk)n
1. (Railways) Brit a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon
2. US and Canadian and Austral a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform. Also called (esp in Britain): lorry
3. (Railways) a frame carrying two or more pairs of wheels and usually springs and brakes, attached under an end of a railway coach, etc
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. a disc-shaped block fixed to the head of a mast having sheave holes for receiving signal halyards
b. the head of a mast itself
5. any wheeled vehicle used to move goods
vb
6. to convey (goods) in a truck
7. (intr) chiefly US and Canadian to drive a truck
[C17: perhaps shortened from truckle2]
truck
(trʌk)n
1. (Commerce) commercial goods
2. dealings (esp in the phrase have no truck with)
3. (Commerce) commercial exchange
4. (Commerce) archaic payment of wages in kind
5. miscellaneous articles
6. informal rubbish
7. (Agriculture) US and Canadian vegetables grown for market
vb
8. (Commerce) archaic to exchange (goods); barter
9. (intr) to traffic or negotiate
[C13: from Old French troquer (unattested) to barter, equivalent to Medieval Latin trocare, of unknown origin]
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truck1
(trʌk)n.
1. a usu. large motor vehicle for carrying goods and materials, consisting either of a single self-propelled unit or of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
2. any of various wheeled frames, platforms, or carts used for transporting heavy objects.
3. hand truck.
4. a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
5. Brit. a freight car having no top.
6. a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
7. a popular dance with shuffling, jitterbuglike steps.
v.t. 8. to transport by truck.
9. to put on a truck.
v.i. 10. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
11. to drive a truck.
12. to dance with jitterbuglike steps.
13. Informal. to proceed, esp. in an unhurried or jaunty manner.
[1605–15; back formation from truckle wheel. See truckle2]
truck′a•ble, adj.
truck2
(trʌk)n., v. trucked, truck•ing. n.
1. vegetables raised for the market.
2. miscellaneous articles of little worth.
3. dealings: I'll have no truck with him.
4. barter.
5. a bargain or deal.
6. the payment of wages in goods instead of money.
v.t. 7. to exchange; trade; barter.
v.i. 8. to exchange commodities.
9. to traffic; have dealings.
[1175–1225; Middle English trukien to exchange < Old North French *troquer, akin to Occitan trucar, Sp trocar to barter]
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truck
- roo bar - An Australian term for a metal bar on the front of a car or truck that prevents the vehicle from being damaged in the event of a collision with an animal (such as a kangaroo).
- snow groomer - A truck or other vehicle, either with tracks running along both sides or dragging equipment behind, used to maintain ski hills and groom (pack down) snow.
- truck farm - Refers to the sense of truck as "commodities for sale," and, later, "garden produce for market."
- truck - Formed by combining Latin trochos, "wheel," and Greek trechein, "to run," it originally referred to a wooden wheel.
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carriage
– car – truck – wagon1. 'carriage'
Carriage is one of several nouns which are used to refer to vehicles pulled by railway engines.
In British English, a carriage is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers.
The man left his seat by the window and crossed the carriage to where I was sitting.
2. 'car'
In American English, these sections are called cars.
In British English, car used to be part of the name of some special kinds of railway carriage. For example, a carriage might be called a dining car, a restaurant car, or a sleeping car. These terms are no longer used officially, but people still use them in conversation.
3. 'truck' and 'wagon'
In British English, a truck is an open vehicle used for carrying goods on a railway.
...a long truck loaded with bricks.
In American English, this vehicle is called a freight car or a flatcar.
The train, carrying loaded containers on flatcars, was 1.2 miles long.
...the nation's third-largest railroad freight car maker.
In British English, a wagon is a vehicle with a top, sides and a sliding door, used for carrying goods on a railway.
The pesticides ended up at several sites, almost half of them in railway wagons at Bajza station.
In American English, vehicles like these are usually called boxcars.
A long train of boxcars, its whistle hooting mournfully, rolled into town from the west.
A truck is also a large motor vehicle used for transporting goods by road.
See lorry - truck
lorry
– truck1. 'lorry'
In British English, a lorry is a large vehicle used for transporting goods by road.
The lorries were carrying 42 tonnes of sand.
2. 'truck'
In American English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. In British English, small open lorries are sometimes called trucks.
A blue truck drove up and delivered some boxes.
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truck
Past participle: trucked
Gerund: trucking
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| Noun | 1. |  truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for haulingbumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage dump truck, dumper, tip truck, tipper lorry, tipper truck, tipper - truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity fire engine, fire truck - any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire dustcart, garbage truck - a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart" automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails pickup, pickup truck - a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle sound truck - a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar - a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis tow car, tow truck, wrecker - a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) tractor - a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans articulated lorry, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, rig, semi - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together car transporter, transporter - a long truck for carrying motor vehicles van - a truck with an enclosed cargo space |
| 2. |  truck - a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects | |
| Verb | 1. |  truck - convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances |
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truck
noun
1. lorry, juggernaut, HGV (Brit.), heavy goods vehicle, pick-up, van, dumper, pick-up truck, articulated lorry, dumper truck, pantechnicon (old-fashioned), tipper truck, bakkie (S. African) Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.
2. dealings, business, association, contact, relations, communication, traffic, connection, transactions, intercourse, trade He would have no truck with deceit.
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Translations
kamionnákladní autonákladní vagónkamión
lastbillastbil-godsvogn
kamiono
kuorma-autonuppiraskas kuorma-autotelijunan tavaravaunu
kamionvozila za prijevoz teških roba
teherautó
flutningavagnvöruflutningabíll
トラック大型輸送車
대형 수송차트럭
prekinis vagonassunkvežimis
kravas automašīnapreču vagons
camion
kamiónnákladný vagón
kamiontovornjak
lastbil
ตัวย่อของยานพาหนะที่สามารถบรรทุกของหนักรถบบรทุกรถบรรทุก
kamyonyük vagonuağır yük taşıma aracı
xe chở hàng nặngxe tải
truck
1 [trʌk]B. VT (US) → llevar, transportar
truck
2 [trʌk]A. N (= dealings) to have no truck with sb → no tener nada que ver con algn
we want no truck with that → no queremos tener nada que ver con eso
we want no truck with that → no queremos tener nada que ver con eso
B. CPD truck farm N (US) → huerto m de hortalizas
truck farmer N (US) → hortelano/a m/f
truck farming N (US) → horticultura f
truck garden N = truck farm truck system N (Hist) → el trueque
truck farmer N (US) → hortelano/a m/f
truck farming N (US) → horticultura f
truck garden N = truck farm truck system N (Hist) → el trueque
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
truck
[ˈtrʌk] n (mainly US) (= lorry) → camion m
(British) (RAILWAYS) → wagon m (à plateforme)
(= dealings) to have no truck with sb → refuser d'avoir affaire à qn
to have no truck with sth → refuser d'avoir quoi que ce soit à voir avec qchtruck driver n (mainly US) → camionneur m
He's a truck driver → Il est camionneur.
to have no truck with sth → refuser d'avoir quoi que ce soit à voir avec qchtruck driver n (mainly US) → camionneur m
He's a truck driver → Il est camionneur.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
truck
(US):truck farm
n → Gemüsefarm f
truck farmer
n → Gemüsegärtner(in) m(f)
truck garden
n → Gemüsegärtnerei f
truck
:truckload
truckman
n → Lastwagenfahrer m
truckstop
n (US) → Fernfahrerlokal nt
truck
1n
(esp Brit Rail) → Güterwagen m
vt (US) → transportieren, spedieren
truck
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truck
1 [trʌk] nc. (for luggage) → carrello m portabagagli inv
truck
2 [trʌk] n to have no truck with sb → non volere avere a che fare con qnCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
truck
(trak) noun1. a railway vehicle for carrying goods.
2. (especially American) a lorry. He drives a truck; (also adjective) a truck-driver.
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truck
→ شَاحِنَة, شَاحِنَةٌ, مَركَبَةُ البَضَائِع الثَّقِيِلَة kamion, nákladní auto lastbil Güterwagen, Lastwagen, LKW βαρύ φορτηγό όχημα, φορτηγό camión, vehículo pesado junan tavaravaunu, kuorma-auto, raskas kuorma-auto camion, poids lourd kamion, vozila za prijevoz teških roba autoarticolato, autocarro, camion トラック, 大型輸送車 대형 수송차, 트럭 HGV, vrachtwagen godsvogn, lastebil, tungtransportbil ciężarówka, TIR, wagon towarowy camião, caminhão, HGV, veículo pesado de mercadorias большегрузный автомобиль, грузовик lastbil ตัวย่อของยานพาหนะที่สามารถบรรทุกของหนัก, รถบบรทุก, รถบรรทุก ağır yük taşıma aracı, kamyon xe chở hàng nặng, xe tải 卡车, 货车, 载重卡车Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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