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to truck

28 2.6
To move goods by road in a large vehicle
  • verb
  • /trʌk/
  • US
translation icon : 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 transport
vsto truck
377 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 ship
vsto truck
347 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 haul
vsto truck
157 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
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

To not be easily fooled because you have experience

Things sold or bought secretly because they were stolen

Phrasal Verbs

2 2.5

To take packages out of a truck

2 2.5

To operate a large truck as a job

9.9

To deal with someone you do not approve of

Compounds

76 2.5

A small truck with an open back for carrying goods

67 1.2

A person who moves goods long distances in a large truck

48 2.7

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

34 2.7

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

30 1.8

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

23 1.8

A large truck that collects and carries household waste

16 2.5

A vehicle like a van that carries packages to customers

13 2.3

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

7 3.3

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

4 3.2

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

3 2.9

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

3 3.6

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

2 3.5

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

2 3.9

A van with solid sides used to carry goods for delivery

2 3.2

A very large vehicle with a separate trailer that carries goods

dump truck
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A slang name for a very large curvy butt

ladder truck
  • Specialized
1 3.7

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

1 2.5

A large number of trucks moving on a road

1 2.0

A van or truck that collects and delivers laundry to customers

tank truck
  • Specialized
1 3.4

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

1 6.8

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

1 3.7

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

1 5.3

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

aerial ladder truck
  • Specialized
7.0

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

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

2.2

A business that buys and sells trucks

truck farming
  • Specialized
5.8

Growing vegetables and other crops to sell at markets

truck garden
  • Specialized
6.0

A small farm that grows vegetables to sell at local markets

Truck-kun
  • Slang
9.9

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

A big vehicle with a tank that carries and sprays water

How Much

to ship
347 1.1
to freight
3 3.9
to haul
157 2.1
to truck
  • US
28 2.6
cart
297 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.