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trucks

SayTRUKS/tɹʌks/

5 meanings of trucks

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of truck. Use this form when you mean more than one truck.

    The trucks carried sand to the building site all day.

    Three big trucks were parked outside the store.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of truck. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    My uncle trucks across the country for a big delivery company.

    Every summer the school trucks its old desks to a storage building.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    The set of wheels and frame beneath a railroad car that lets it roll and turn along the track.

    Like the wheels and base under a shopping cart that let it roll and turn.

    The trucks under the freight car squeaked as the train rounded the bend.

    Workers replaced the worn trucks beneath the old passenger car.

    Similarbogies

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  4. 4
    noununcountable
    An old outdoor game played on grass, much like billiards.

    Like a game of pool, but outside on the grass.

    On warm evenings the family played trucks on the back lawn.

    The children learned trucks from their grandfather.

Less common meaning

  1. 5
    nounarchaicUK
    Trousers, the clothing that covers each leg from the waist down.

    He pulled on his trucks and ran out the door.

    Her trucks were torn at the knee.

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trucks is a form of truck

truck, noun: A large road vehicle used to carry goods or pull heavy loads. Full entry

Forms
trucktrucks plural
Spelling
truck → trucks: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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