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trunk

trunk

11 3.4
The main part of a person or animal body between the head and legs
  • noun
  • /trʌŋk/
translation icon : tronco
  • Vivid red rash on the trunk; often beginning in the genital area.
  • trunk strength
  • trunk muscles
  • trunk endurance

It's another nice big stretch that makes your trunk become elongated.

Examples

  • Put your hands on the trunk.

    The Sitter (2011)

  • Maintaining a healthy trunk is essential for good posture and overall strength.

  • I sat down on the trunk at the foot of her bed.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The trunk of the body stretches down below.

    The Dream Children (2015)

  • For instance, vulnerable areas like the legs, neck, and trunk could be wrapped in flexible laminar bands of leather or metal.

  • The exercises target the core muscles to help strengthen the trunk of the body.

  • She felt a strain in her trunk after lifting the heavy box.

Synonyms

body
vstrunk
∞ 1.0

All the physical parts of a person, animal, or plant

is limited to the main part excluding head neck and limbs rather than whole organism
torso
vstrunk
71 3.4

The main part of the body not including the head, neck, arms, or legs

applies to humans and animals rather than being human only
truncus
vstrunk
  • Specialized
9.9

The main part of the body or a blood vessel where other parts join

is narrower used only for the main body rather than any structure

Compounds

tree trunk
12 1.0

The main hard part of a tree above the ground that holds branches and leaves

trunk lid
  • US
2 3.5

A cover that opens on a hinge to give access to a car's storage area

trunk call
  • Archaic
1 9.8

A phone call to a place outside your local area that usually costs more

celiac trunk
  • Specialized
8.4

Large blood vessel in the abdomen that comes from the main artery and supplies the stomach, liver, and spleen

atrioventricular trunk
  • Specialized
7.5

A bundle of heart fibers that carries the signal from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles to make them contract

pulmonary trunk
  • Specialized
5.1

A large vessel that carries blood from the right heart to the lungs and splits into two arteries

trunk line
  • Specialized
6.4

A main phone line connecting phone centers to carry many calls

trunk road
  • UK
3.5

A main road that carries traffic over long distances between towns and cities

trunk route
  • UK
5.7

Main railway line that carries most trains between big cities

trunk hose
  • Archaic
9.9

Puffy short pants worn by men over stockings in the 1500s and 1600s

trunk line
5.1

A main train route that connects important towns and cities

Surface Forms

trunk singular
trunks plural

Etymology

Trunk for the main part of the body comes from the same root truncus meaning 'main part' or 'stump', just like a tree trunk, so the trunk is the body's central section without the head, neck, or limbs.