truck

/trʌk/
verb
  1. To transport goods by truck.
    • We trucked the furniture across the country in three days.
    • The company trucks supplies to remote villages in the mountains.
    • They truck fresh produce from the farm to the city every day.
  2. To move or proceed, especially in a steady or casual way.
    • The old car trucked down the road without any trouble.
    • She trucked through her homework so she could go outside.
    • He just trucked along the trail, enjoying the scenery.
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noun
  1. A large motor vehicle used for carrying goods or heavy items.
    • The delivery truck arrived at the warehouse early in the morning.
    • A truck loaded with fresh vegetables passed us on the highway.
    • My uncle drives a big truck that hauls lumber across the state.
  2. A vehicle for carrying goods on a railroad; a freight car.
    • Workers loaded the boxes onto a flatbed truck on the railway.
    • The train had twenty trucks filled with coal.
    • Each truck on the train can carry up to fifty tons of cargo.
  3. The part of a railroad car or locomotive that holds the wheels and axles.
    • The mechanic inspected the truck under the train car for damage.
    • Each locomotive has two trucks with four wheels each.
    • A broken truck caused the train to derail.
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