hand truck
3
2.9
- noun
- /hænd trʌk/
- US
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- The mover strapped the refrigerator-sized crate to his hand truck and tilted it back to engage the wheels.
- Get a hand truck
So I want to build it in a way that I can have the hand truck or the trailer work on its own and have a system to get the toolkit off by myself.
- So I want to build it in a way that I can have the hand truck or the trailer work on its own and have a system to get the toolkit off by myself.
Examples
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Carlo rights the hand truck, hooks a saline bag to it, and wheels it toward the slatted gate.
Fiction book (2001) -
My father loaded my suitcase onto a little hand truck, along with two heavy plastic crates.
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"Let me have the hand truck."
Fiction book (1991) -
The hand truck was upright beside me.
Fiction book (1991) -
He tied down the hand truck, but not the appliances.
Fiction book (1991) -
The best solution would be to utilize a dolly or hand truck (A), eliminating the hazard.
Blog text (4) -
The hand truck is wheeling toward us now, along the long hall, and we see that it is a lectern—as big as a pulpit—strapped to it.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, that lady down at the Wentworth's needs a hand truck or some kind of dolly.
Synonyms
297
1.0
A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things
72
3.0
Small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy boxes
24
1.0
A small cart with one front wheel and two handles for carrying small loads
8
1.0
A cart on wheels used for carrying shopping or luggage
7
3.5
A small platform on wheels for moving heavy things like boxes or furniture
6
3.4
A small cart with wheels that you push by hand to carry goods
3
3.1
A small wheeled cart pushed by hand to carry things
1
6.2
A small cart with one wheel and two handles for carrying things
How Heavy-Duty
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'hand truck' is transparently built from 'hand' (indicating manual/hand operation) + 'truck' (a small cart), so the meaning 'a small hand-operated cart for moving objects' is directly compositional and predictable. The noun–noun compounding pattern and equivalents like 'handcart' or 'hand trolley' exist cross-linguistically, making this easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Hand truck shows its use: it is a small two-wheeled cart you lift a little and push by hand. The words hand and truck give a clear picture—your hands moving a small vehicle—so the name means 'a tool for moving heavy things'.