Meaning & use

truck

noun·Everyday

A large motor vehicle built to carry heavy loads or goods by road.

See it in a sentence

The truck delivered pallets of bottled water to the grocery store before dawn.

A dump truck rumbled past the construction site, kicking up clouds of dust.

A note on using this word

American English favors "truck"; British English typically uses "lorry" for the same vehicle. The idiom "have no truck with" is unrelated and means to refuse dealings with someone.

Words with a similar meaning

lorryhauler

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To transport goods by truck.

The company trucks fresh produce from the farms to city markets every morning.

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