truck

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

truhk

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɹʌk

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

UKrail transport
A railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.
countableuncountableUSCanadaAustralia
A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.
The part of a skateboard or roller skate that joins the wheels to the deck, consisting of a hanger, baseplate, kingpin, and bushings, and sometimes mounted with a riser in between.
A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
The ball on top of a flagpole.
Any smaller wagon or cart or vehicle of various designs, pushed or pulled by hand or (obsolete) pulled by an animal, used to move and sometimes lift goods, like those in hotels for moving luggage or in libraries for moving books.

verb

transitive
To trade, exchange; barter.
intransitive
To engage in commerce; to barter or deal.
intransitive
To have dealings or social relationships with; to engage with.
transitiveslang
To fight or otherwise physically engage with.
transitiveslang
To run over or through a tackler in American football.
intransitiveusslang
To travel, to proceed.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency: Common
Typical Use: General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (UK, rail transport) A railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.

Used this way, truck is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

Common Patterns and Combinations

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Heavier / railroad

truck drivermotor truckdelivery trucktruck stoptow truck

Other combinations

pickup truckfire truckdump truck

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

truckingnounInflected form
The activity of transporting goods by truck.
truckernounInflected form
Someone who drives a truck as an occupation.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

truck farmnounCompound term
A farm where vegetables are grown for market.
truck farmingnounCompound term
Growing vegetables for the market.
truck gardennounCompound term
A farm where vegetables are grown for market.
truck stopnounCompound term
A roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers.
truck trafficnounCompound term
Trucks coming and going.
trucking companynounCompound term
A company that ships goods or possessions by truck.

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