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Moderatetruck
The correct spelling is truck.
How to pronounce truck
/tɹʌk/
nounIPA: /tɹʌk/
Say it like: Tru-k
The correct spelling is truck. A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. For example: "Mexican open-bed trucks haul most of the fresh produce that comes into the United States from Mexico."
Usage Examples
“Mexican open-bed trucks haul most of the fresh produce that comes into the United States from Mexico.”
“Last week, Cletus trucked 100 pounds of lumber up to Dubuque.”
“Keep on trucking!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
- 2.The ball on top of a flagpole.
- 3.On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".
- 4.A semi-tractor ("semi") trailer; a lorry.
- 5.Any motor vehicle designed for carrying cargo, including delivery vans, pickups, and other motorized vehicles (including passenger autos) fitted with a bed designed to carry goods.
verb
- 1.To drive a truck: Generally a truck driver's slang.
- 2.To convey by truck.
- 3.To travel or live contentedly.
- 4.To persist, to endure.
- 5.(film production) To move a camera parallel to the movement of the subject.
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