truck 1
— truckable , adj.
/truk/ , n.
1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
2. any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
3. Also called hand truck . a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc.
4. a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly.
5. a tiered framework on casters.
6. a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
7. Motion Pictures. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.
8. Brit. a freight car having no top.
9. a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
10. Naut. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards.
v.t.
11. to transport by truck.
12. to put on a truck.
13. dolly (def. 11).
v.i.
14. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15. to drive a truck.
16. dolly (def. 12).
adj.
17. of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.
[ 1605-15; back formation from truckle wheel. See TRUCKLE 2 ]
truck 2
/truk/ , n.
1. vegetables raised for the market.
2. miscellaneous articles of little worth; odds and ends.
3. Informal. trash or rubbish: That's a lot of truck.
4. Informal. dealings: I'll have no truck with him.
5. barter.
6. a bargain or deal.
7. the payment of wages in goods instead of money.
8. See truck system .
v.t.
9. to exchange; trade; barter.
v.i.
10. to exchange commodities; barter.
11. to traffic; have dealings.
[ 1175-1225; ME trukien to exchange troquer to exchange ]
truck 3
/truk/ , n.
1. a shuffling jitterbug step.
v.i.
2. to dance with such steps.
3. Slang. to walk or stroll, esp. in a jaunty manner: trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon.
[ 1935-40; special use of TRUCK 1 ]