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to truck

7 2.6
To move goods by road in a large vehicle
  • verb
  • /trʌk/
  • US
: transportar en camión
  • Nasir said he paid to have all of the gasoline trucked here from the city.
  • water must be trucked

You know, get that thing trucked in or trained in.

Examples

  • They are trucking furniture from the warehouse to the new store.

  • Apparently they're going to truck the entire house off somewhere.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I have to keep them in a garage and truck them in.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The 100 m towers are too long to truck in one piece by road or rail.

    Blog text (5)
  • "Figure half a day to unload, reload, and truck them here from the airport," David had told him.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Crude portable lights were trucked in along with generators.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Piles of harvested cane are collected and trucked to a nearby factory for processing.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In addition to manure from the farm's dairy cows, cow and horse manures are trucked in from area farms.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The two of them have been trucking water from the world's largest undiscovered desert aquifer, up to the Van Patterson almond farms in San Joaquin.

  • The company trucks supplies daily to the construction site.

Synonyms

to ship
vsto truck
423 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

moves goods by a single heavy road vehicle rather than multiple modes
to transport
vsto truck
341 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

is limited to moving goods using one particular heavy vehicle
to haul
vsto truck
181 2.1

To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance

moves goods by a large vehicle without focusing on weight
to van
vsto truck
1 4.4

To move goods or people using a small vehicle with a closed back

uses a larger heavy vehicle for moving goods over distances

Idioms

3 9.9

Things sold or bought secretly because they were stolen

To not be easily fooled because you have experience

Phrasal Verbs

67 2.5

To operate a large truck as a job

5 2.5

To take packages out of a truck

1 9.9

To deal with someone you do not approve of

Compounds

86 1.2

A person who moves goods long distances in a large truck

84 2.5

A small truck with an open back for carrying goods

55 2.7

A truck that lifts and pulls cars that are broken or parked illegally

43 2.7

A place by the road where truck drivers stop for fuel, food, and rest

39 1.8

A big vehicle that carries firefighters and tools to put out fires

26 1.8

A large truck that collects and carries household waste

18 2.3

A large truck with an open back that lifts to drop its load

17 2.5

A vehicle like a van that carries packages to customers

7 3.3

A large road vehicle that carries liquids or gas in a metal container

6 3.5

A large heavy truck made by Mack that carries goods over long distances

5 3.2

A large truck that carries and sprays water for roads, plants, or fires

4 3.6

The flat open space at the back of a truck for carrying things

3 2.9

A small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy things

3 3.2

A very large vehicle with a separate trailer that carries goods

3 2.5

A large number of trucks moving on a road

3 3.9

A van with solid sides used to carry goods for delivery

2 2.0

A van or truck that collects and delivers laundry to customers

ladder truck
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A fire engine with a long ladder that stretches to reach high places and rescue people

1 6.8

A truck with big speakers that drives around to play announcements or ads

tank truck
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A large vehicle with a tank that carries liquids or gases on roads

dump truck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A slang name for a very large curvy butt

1 5.3

A farm that grows vegetables and other food to sell at markets

1 2.2

A business that buys and sells trucks

1 3.7

A truck with a bed that tilts to unload loose materials like sand

truck garden
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A small farm that grows vegetables to sell at local markets

1 3.2

A big vehicle with a tank that carries and sprays water

truck farming
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Growing vegetables and other crops to sell at markets

aerial ladder truck
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A fire engine with a long ladder that can extend to reach high places for fighting fires or rescuing people

1 4.6

Fresh fruits and vegetables that farmers grow to sell at markets

9.1

A brightly decorated vehicle that travels to sell crafts at markets

3.9

A truck with a tilting bed that unloads loose materials like sand or gravel

Truck-kun
  • Slang
9.9

An imaginary truck in anime that hits people and sends them to another world

How Much

to ship
423 1.1
to freight
1 3.9
to haul
181 2.1
to truck
  • US
7 2.6
cart
345 1.0
to carry
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

truck infinitive
trucked past
trucked past participle
trucking present participle
trucks third person singular

Etymology

The verb truck comes from the noun truck (the cart or vehicle) and simply means 'to carry' goods by that vehicle, so to truck something is to transport it by truck.