truck

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

2. 2intransitive verb

   A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles.

3. 3intransitive verb

   A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels.

4. 4intransitive verb

   A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through.

5. 5intransitive verb

   A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes.

6. 6intransitive verb

   A freight car.

7. 7intransitive verb

   A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

8. 8transitive verb

   To transport on a truck or trucks.

9. 9transitive verb

   To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust.

10. 10intransitive verb

    To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.

11. 11noun

    Exchange of commodities; barter.

12. 12noun

    Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market.

13. 13noun

    The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; -- called also truck system.

14. 14noun

    a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects

15. 15noun

    an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

    Synonyms

    motortruck
16. 16verb

    convey (goods etc.) by truck

    "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"