truck synonyms

truck

n.

  1. An automotive vehicle for hauling

    carriage, van, lorry (British), car, autotruck, automobile truck, buggy*, semi*, eighteen-wheeler*, rig*, crate*, boat*; see also vehicle 1, wagon.

    Types of trucks include: delivery wagon, moving van, police van, patrol wagon, fire truck, fire engine, laundry truck, pickup truck, forklift, tractor, freight truck, logging truck, army truck, trailer, semitrailer, piggyback*, piggyback truck, piggyback trailer, truck trailer, truck and trailer, truck train, flatbed truck, tow truck, cement mixer, refrigerator truck, panel truck, snubnose truck, one-unit truck, freighter, garbage truck, dump truck, diesel-powered truck, chain-drive truck, amphibious truck, duck*, half-track, mechanized landing craft (LCM), landing craft for vehicles and personnel (LCVP), landing vehicle track (LVT), trac*, amtrac*, water buffalo*, alligator*.

  2. A small vehicle for moving heavy loads

    cart, handtruck, warehouse truck, platform truck, wagon, wheelbarrow, dumpcart, pushcart, dray, dolly, handbarrow.

  3. *Rubbish

    trivia, snippets, junk; see trash 3.

  4. *Vegetables

    garden varieties, summer crops, crops, potatoes, onions, carrots, greens; see also crop, produce, vegetable.

truck

v.

  1. To send by truck

    ship, haul, drive, transport, cart, carry, take a load, freight; see also send 1.

  2. To traffic in

    peddle, deal in, handle; see exchange 1, sell 1.

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