—truck /trʌk/
noun (INVOLVEMENT)
have no truck with sth/sb INFORMAL► F0 to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of themThesaurus+: ↑Abstaining and refrainingnoun (VEHICLE)
B1 [C] (UK ALSO lorry) a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods:
» The road was completely blocked by an overturned truck.» a truck driver→ SEE ALSO DUMPER TRUCK(Cf. ↑dumper truck), FORKLIFT (TRUCK)(Cf. ↑forklift truck), PICKUP TRUCK(Cf. ↑pickup truck)Thesaurus+: ↑Trucks, vans and caravansF0 [C] UK (US car) a part of a train that is used for carrying goods or animals:
» Hundreds of refugees were herded into cattle trucks for the gruelling ten-hour journey.Thesaurus+: ↑Trains and parts of trains• • •
Extra Examples:» Every few kilometres we passed a burned-out jeep or truck at the side of the road.» Long-distance truck drivers often use CB radio to talk to each other.» Hundreds of trucks full of fruit and vegetables trundle across the border each day.» The sheep were loaded onto trucks.» The car skidded and went out of control, crashing into an oncoming truck.verb [T usually + adv/prep] MAINLY US ↑Verb Endings for truck
► F0 to transport something somewhere in a truck: » Most of the aid is being trucked into the city, although some is arriving by boat.Thesaurus+: ↑Delivering and despatchingThesaurus+: ↑Transferring and transporting objectstrucking /ˈtrʌk.ɪŋ/ noun [U] US (UK road haulage)► F0» The railroads have lost a lot of business to trucking companies.Thesaurus+: ↑Trucks, vans and caravans