I. ˈtrək verb
Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo-French * truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin * troccare, probably of imitative origin
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to give in exchange : swap
2. : to barter or dispose of by barter
intransitive verb
1. : to exchange commodities : barter
2. : to negotiate or traffic especially in an underhanded way : have dealings
II. noun
Date: 1553
1. : barter
2. : commodities appropriate for barter or for small trade
3. : close association or connection
will have no truck with crooks
4. : payment of wages in goods instead of cash
5. : vegetables grown for market
6. : heterogeneous small articles often of little value ; also : rubbish
III. noun
Etymology: probably back-formation from truckle small wheel — more at truckle bed
Date: 1611
1. : a small wheel ; specifically : a small strong wheel for a gun carriage
2. : a small wooden cap at the top of a flagstaff or masthead usually having holes for reeving flag or signal halyards
3. : a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: as
a. : a strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle (as a pickup) for hauling
b. : a small barrow consisting of a rectangular frame having at one end a pair of handles and at the other end a pair of small heavy wheels and a projecting edge to slide under a load — called also hand truck
c. : a small heavy rectangular frame supported on four wheels for moving heavy objects
d. : a small flat-topped car pushed or pulled by hand
e. : a shelved stand mounted on casters
f. : an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight ; also : a truck with attached trailer
4.
a. British : an open railroad freight car
b. : a swiveling carriage consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and springs to carry and guide one end (as of a railroad car) in turning sharp curves
• truck·ful -ˌfu̇l noun
IV. verb
Date: 1748
transitive verb
: to load or transport on a truck
intransitive verb
1. : to transport goods by truck
2. : to be employed in driving a truck
3. : to roll along especially in an easy untroubled way