truck
72
3.0
- noun
- /trʌk/
- US
:
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- He loaded the truck with boxes before heading to the warehouse.
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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I reached into the truck and picked up the water bag.
Fiction book (1994) -
Grab what you need out of your trucks.
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There were a couple of toys on the floor, a yellow dump truck, and some other things.
Fiction book (1993) -
Godfrey spread out the newspaper on the truck floor and held his flashlight on the potatoes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Police cars and vans, television news trucks vie for space in front of the Hilton Towers.
Fiction book (1993) -
The workers used a truck to move the heavy crates to the loading dock.
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She pushed the heavy cart up the ramp and onto the truck for delivery.
Synonyms
297
1.0
A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things
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
2.9
A small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy things
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
A cart with a bed that tilts to empty heavy loads
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.7
A fire engine with a long ladder that stretches to reach high places and rescue people
- Specialized
A fire engine with a long ladder that can extend to reach high places for fighting fires or rescuing people
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word truck for a handcart comes from an old word that meant a small cart or wheel used to 'move' heavy things, so it literally names a simple cart with a flat bottom and handles. That's why a warehouse truck is a low cart you push to carry boxes.