truck (noun)

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• truck — noun 1 (esp. AmE) large heavy vehicle ⇨ See also ↑lorry ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy, heavy duty, huge, large ▪ light ▪ sales of cars and …   Collocations dictionary

• truck farm — noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market • Syn: ↑truck garden • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm devoted to the production of vegetables for the market * * * truck farmer …   Useful english dictionary

• truck stop — noun a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers • Hypernyms: ↑service station * * * a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping …   Useful english dictionary

• truck farmer — noun : one that operates a truck farm * * * truck farmer or truck gardener, a person who operates a truck farm. * * * truck farmer noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] • • • Main Entry: ↑truck farm * * * ˈtruck farmer ; …   Useful english dictionary

• truck farming — noun growing vegetables for the market • Hypernyms: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry * * * noun : the production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant… …   Useful english dictionary

• truck — Ⅰ. truck [1] ► NOUN 1) a large road vehicle, used for carrying goods, materials, or troops. 2) Brit. an open railway vehicle for carrying freight. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. 1) convey by truck. 2) informal go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way …   English terms dictionary

• truck system — noun : the system of paying wages in goods instead of cash * * * the system of paying wages in goods instead of money. Also called truck. [1820 30] * * * truck system noun The practice of paying workers in goods instead of money, forbidden by the …   Useful english dictionary

• truck|er — truck|er1 «TRUHK uhr», noun. 1. a person who drives a truck. 2. a person who owns a business that carries goods by truck. truck|er2 «TRUHK uhr», noun. 1. U.S. a person who grows garden produce for market; truck farmer. 2. a barterer; bargainer …   Useful english dictionary

• truck|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… …   Useful english dictionary

• truck trailer — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a nonautomotive freight vehicle to be drawn by a motortruck 2. usually truck trailer : a combination of a truck trailer and its motortruck * * * Auto. a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck …   Useful english dictionary

• truck garden — noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market • Syn: ↑truck farm • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a garden where vegetables are raised for market * * * truck farm or truck garden, a farm where ve …   Useful english dictionary