ˈhand truck
11truck — I. 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… …
12truck — ▪ I. truck truck 1 [trʌk] noun [countable] TRANSPORT 1. a large road vehicle used to carry goods; = lorry Bre 2. a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods; = car …
13truck — I [[t]trʌk[/t]] n. 1) trs a usu. large motor vehicle for carrying goods and materials, consisting either of a single self propelled unit or of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit 2) trs any of various wheeled frames, platforms, or carts… …
14truck — n 1. pickup or pickup truck, panel truck, van, moving van, Trademark. U Haul; camion, trailer truck, C.B. Radio. eighteen wheeler, Inf. rig, semitrailer, Inf. semi. 2. hand truck, wheelbarrow, barrow, handbarrow. v 3.(all by truck) transport,… …
15Truck Acts — is the name given to legislation that outlaws truck systems, which are also known as company store systems, or debt bondage. Such laws date back in Britain to the 15th century but have also been implemented in other countries.HistoryThe modern… …
16truck|ing — truck|ing1 «TRUHK ihng», noun. 1. the act or business of carrying goods or articles on a truck or trucks. 2. = truckage. (Cf. ↑truckage) 3. a slow, shuffling cakewalk, danced with the index finger of one hand pointed upward. 4. U.S. Slang. the… …
17Truck driver — A truck driver (Commonly called a trucker, driver or teamster in the United States and Canada, a truckie or ute driver in Australia and New Zealand and a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom) is a person who earns a living as… …
18hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …
19truck — 1. noun /trʌk/ a) A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. Put that cannon up once, and Ill answer for it that no Injin faces it. Twill be as good as a dozen sentinels, answered Joel. As for mountin, I thought of that… …
20hand-tailor — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to make chiefly by individual workmanship or by a specified number of hand operations to individual specifications a hand tailored suit 2. : to make to order a truck or trailer hand tailored to his own… …
