truck

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♦ truck /tr'ʌk/ (trucks trucking trucked)
1 [N-COUNT]
A truck is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use lorry)
2 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
A truck is an open vehicle used for carrying goods on a railway. (BRIT; in AM, use freight car)
They were loaded on the railway trucks to go to Liverpool.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed prep/adv
When something or someone is trucked somewhere, they are driven there in a lorry. (mainly AM)
The liquor was sold legally and trucked out of the state.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If you say that you will have no truck with someone or something, you are refusing to be involved with them in any way.
He would have no truck with deceit...dump truck (dump trucks)
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A dump truck is a truck whose carrying part can be tipped backwards so that the load falls out.dump|er truck (dumper trucks)
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A dumper truck is the same as a dump truck. (BRIT)fire truck (fire trucks)
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A fire truck is a large vehicle which carries fire fighters and equipment for putting out fires. (AM, AUSTRALIAN; in BRIT, usually use fire engine)fork|lift truck /f'ɔːrklɪftr'ʌk/ (forklift trucks)
in BRIT, also use fork-lift truck
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A forklift truck or a forklift is a small vehicle with two movable parts on the front that are used to lift heavy loads.gar|bage truck (garbage trucks)
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A garbage truck is a large truck which collects the garbage from outside people's houses. (AM; in BRIT, use dustcart)tow truck (tow trucks)
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A tow truck is a motor vehicle which is used to pull broken or damaged vehicles.trail|er truck (trailer trucks)
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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. (AM; in BRIT, usually use articulated lorry)truck stop (truck stops)
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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. (mainly AM)

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