trunk lid
2
3.5
- noun
- US
:
tapa del maletero
- Sam went to replace his bag in the Buick; she heard the clunk of his trunk lid.
- slammed the trunk lid
- lift the trunk lid
- close the trunk lid
Examples
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He opened the trunk lid to check if the groceries were still there.
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The trunk lid made a good, solid thunk when I shut it.
Fiction book (1999) -
Adrian closed the trunk lid.
Fiction book (1995) -
I felt the thump of the closing trunk lid.
Fiction book (1999) -
Brian slams the Lincoln trunk lid shut.
Fiction book (1993) -
Remove the trunk lid.
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Jimmy is reattaching the rear bumper and securing the trunk lid with duct tape.
Fiction book (1999) -
As he closed the trunk lid, a Mercedes sedan drove into the clearing, and Jack Gene Coldwater got out.
Fiction book (1994) -
When we loaded the luggage into the car, I accidentally hit my head on the trunk lid.
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Make sure the trunk lid is securely closed before driving.
Synonyms
140
3.7
A cover that closes an opening on a car or boat
133
1.0
A top that covers a container like a jar or pan
3
3.7
A door on a truck, plane, or ship that lets people load and unload goods
1
5.6
A rear door on a car or SUV that opens upward to reach the back area
1
3.9
A door in a ship or plane that opens to the cargo area
A rear car door that lifts up to allow access to the storage area
A cover for the open back of a pickup truck that protects things from rain and theft
How Big
2
3.1
- US
2
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lid that covers the trunk' is directly and transparently composed from 'trunk' (the storage compartment) and 'lid' (a cover). This container+cover naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Trunk lid comes from two simple words: trunk, meaning a large box or the car's 'storage area', and lid, meaning a 'cover' that opens. That's why trunk lid means 'the hinged cover for the trunk'.