Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense trucks, present participle trucking, past tense, past participle trucked
1. countable noun
A truck is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
[mainly US]
Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.
regional note: in BRIT, usually use lorry
Synonyms: lorry, juggernaut, HGV [British], heavy goods vehicle More Synonyms of truck
2. countable noun
A truck is an open vehicle used for carrying goods on a railway.
[British]
They were loaded on the railway trucks to go to Liverpool.
regional note: in AM, use freight car
3. verb [usually passive]
When something or someone is trucked somewhere, they are driven there in a lorry.
[mainly US]
The liquor was sold legally and trucked out of the state. [beVERB-ed preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: buy and sell, deal, trade, exchange More Synonyms of truck
4.
See have no/little truck with
More Synonyms of truck
truck in British English1
(trʌk)
noun
1. British
a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon
2. US, Canadian and Australian
a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform
Also called (esp in Britain): lorry
3.
a frame carrying two or more pairs of wheels and usually springs and brakes, attached under an end of a railway coach, etc
4. nautical
a.
a disc-shaped block fixed to the head of a mast having sheave holes for receiving signal halyards
b.
the head of a mast itself
5.
any wheeled vehicle used to move goods
verb
6.
to convey (goods) in a truck
7. (intransitive) mainly US and Canadian
to drive a truck
Word origin
C17: perhaps shortened from truckle2
truck in British English2
(trʌk)
noun
1.
commercial goods
2.
dealings (esp in the phrase have no truck with)
3.
commercial exchange
4. archaic
payment of wages in kind
5.
miscellaneous articles
6. informal
rubbish
7. US and Canadian
vegetables grown for market
verb
8. archaic
to exchange (goods); barter
9. (intransitive)
to traffic or negotiate
Word origin
C13: from Old French troquer (unattested) to barter, equivalent to Medieval Latin trocare, of unknown origin
truck in American English1
(trʌk)
noun
1. Obsolete
a small, solid wheel or roller, esp. one for a gun carriage
2.
a small, wooden block or disk with holes for halyards, esp. one at the top of a flagpole or mast
3.
a kind of barrow, consisting of an open frame with a pair of wheels at one end and handles at the other, used to carry trunks, crates, etc.
: also called hand truck
4.
any of various low frames or platforms on wheels, sometimes motor-driven, for carrying heavy articles, as in a warehouse
5. US
an automotive vehicle for hauling loads along highways, streets, etc.; motor truck
6.
a swiveling frame with two or more pairs of wheels, usually provided with brakesand springs, forming the wheel unit under each end of a railroad car, streetcar, etc.
7. British
an open railroad freight car
verb transitive
8.
to carry or transport on a truck or trucks
verb intransitive
9.
to do trucking
10.
to drive a truck as one's work
Idioms:
truck (on) down
Word origin
< ? L trochus, a hoop < Gr trochos, a wheel, disk: see troche
truck in American English2
(trʌk)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to exchange; barter
2. Rare
to peddle
noun
3.
barter
4.
payment of wages in goods produced instead of money
5.
small commercial articles
6.
small articles of little value
7. US
vegetables raised for sale in markets
8. Informal
dealings
have no further truck with them
9. Informal
trash; rubbish
Word origin
ME trukken < MFr troquer, to exchange, barter < ?
truck in Automotive Engineering
(trʌk)
Word forms: (regular plural) trucks
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle types)
A truck is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
Large trucks weigh between 5 and 30 tonnes.
There were delays on the highway after a heavy truck shed its load.
We got stuck behind a timber truck loaded with logs.
More idioms containing
truck
have no truck with something
COBUILD Collocations
truck
food truck
Examples of 'truck' in a sentence
truck
People have little truck with that kind of thing, anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In Wellington hundreds of people went on to the streets as building alarms sounded and fire trucks and police cars patrolled the capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thanksgiving weekend we loaded up a truck and headed west.
Christianity Today (2000)
The men were loaded on to trucks and driven to the edge of town.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They quickly became a media phenomenon and a role model for all food trucks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We were on a pickup truck and had a lot of fun exploring.
The Sun (2016)
In the summer they can be adapted to use as gardening vehicles or refuse trucks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was claimed the fire intensified when it spread to trucks which were carrying olive oil.
The Sun (2014)
Reports suggested that on a bridge on this road a logging truck was blocking the traffic completely.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
The enemy fire was terrific and his truck received a hit and burst into flames.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Why must they stand up in open trucks and be moved like cattle from one place to another?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The mix of commercial vehicle production has changed, with fewer heavy trucks and many more smaller vans.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Our own tests show that the houses on the road have no foundations and it is too small for heavy duty trucks to pass.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The oranges are not sorted by size or grade; they come mixed together in the back of a large trailer truck.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
He said: 'They were presumably loaded on to a truck or a lorry in the early hours.
The Sun (2015)
Then the truck roared down the road, crashed into the ranks, turned over and hit a tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A guard in one cubicle ignored a truck that roared past without pausing, and he stopped me only to exchange greetings.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
In other languages
truck
British English: truck /trʌk/ NOUN
A truck is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
They heard the roar of a heavy truck.
American English: truck
Arabic: شَاحِنَة
Brazilian Portuguese: caminhão
Chinese: 卡车
Croatian: kamion
Czech: kamion
Danish: lastbil
Dutch: vrachtwagen
European Spanish: camión IngAmer
Finnish: junan tavaravaunu
French: camion
German: Güterwagen
Greek: φορτηγό
Italian: camion
Japanese: トラック
Korean: 트럭
Norwegian: godsvogn
Polish: wagon towarowy
European Portuguese: camião
Romanian: autocamion
Russian: грузовик
Latin American Spanish: camión
Swedish: lastbil
Thai: รถบรรทุก
Turkish: kamyon
Ukrainian: вантажівка
Vietnamese: xe tải
All related terms of 'truck'
tip truck
a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
tow truck
A tow truck is a motor vehicle which is used to pull broken or damaged vehicles.
dump truck
A dump truck is a truck whose carrying part can be tipped backwards so that the load falls out.
fire truck
A fire truck is a large vehicle which carries fire fighters and equipment for putting out fires.
food truck
A truck is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
hand truck
a small L-shaped handcart with two wheels and two handles that is used to transport heavy objects
mail truck
a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages , etc, by road
milk truck
a small motor vehicle used to deliver milk to houses
motor truck
a motor-driven truck for hauling loads
panel truck
a small van used esp for delivery rounds
sound truck
a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
stake truck
a truck having a stake body
tank truck
a large motor vehicle designed to carry loads of liquids, gases, or dry goods
taxi truck
a truck with a driver that can be hired
truck farm
a market garden
truck stop
A truck stop is a place where drivers , especially truck or lorry drivers, can stop, for example to rest or to get something to eat .
cattle truck
a railway wagon designed for carrying livestock
dumper truck
A dumper truck is the same as a → dump truck .
flatbed truck
a truck with a flat platform for its body
garbage truck
A garbage truck is a large truck which collects the garbage from outside people's houses .
ladder truck
→ hook and ladder
monster truck
a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres , often used for racing over rough terrain
pallet truck
a powered truck with a mast , sometimes telescopic , on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
refuse truck
a road vehicle for collecting domestic refuse
tipper truck
a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
towing-truck
a motor vehicle equipped for towing away wrecked or disabled cars
trailer truck
A trailer truck is a truck or lorry that is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
truck driver
a person who drives a truck as a means of earning a living
truck garden
a market garden
truck racing
a motor sport in which powerful trucks , without their containers , are raced around a circuit
truck system
a system during the early years of the Industrial Revolution of forcing workers to accept payment of wages in kind , usually to the employer's advantage
truck trailer
a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck
utility truck
→ pickup
forklift truck
A forklift truck or a forklift is a small vehicle with two movable parts on the front that are used to lift heavy loads .
stacking truck
a powered truck with a mast , sometimes telescopic , on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
tip-up truck
a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
pick-up truck
→ another name for pick-up (sense 4 )
fork-lift truck
a vehicle having two power-operated horizontal prongs that can be raised and lowered for loading , transporting, and unloading goods, esp goods that are stacked on wooden pallets
truck (on) down
to walk in a carefree , leisurely manner; stroll
semitruck
an articulated lorry consisting of an engine pulling a semitrailer
truckload
A truckload of goods or people is the amount of them that a truck can carry.
dumptruck
a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents
market gardening
the business of growing fruit and vegetables on a commercial scale
pickup
the act of picking up, as in fielding a rapidly rolling baseball
breakdown van
a motor vehicle equipped for towing away wrecked or disabled cars
have no/little truck with
If you say that you will have no truck with someone or something, you are refusing to be involved with them in any way.
have no truck with something
to strongly disapprove of something and refuse to become involved with it
refrigerated lorry
a lorry which is chilled in the back, as for storing food
hook and ladder
a fire engine that carries long ladders , hooks for tearing down ceilings , and other equipment
pick-up
When you pick something up , you lift it up.
Chinese translation of 'truck'
truck
(trʌk)
n
(c) (esp US) 卡车(車) (kǎchē) (辆(輛), liàng)
英 = lorry
(c) (Brit, Rail) 货(貨)车(車) (huòchē)
to have no truck with sb/sth拒不与(與)某人打交道/参(參)与(與)某事 (jù bù yǔ mǒurén dǎ jiāodào/cānyù mǒushì)