A lawn game related to croquet, played with heavy balls, large-headed cues called tacks, rings (the argolis or port), and sometimes an upright pin (the sprigg or king), popular from the 17th century to the early 20th century
Plural for any wheeled vehicle used to move goods or cargo
“Later on, in the afternoon, a large truck carrying large panels of fencing pulled into the backyard.”
Plural for the exchange of one thing for another
“The votes for president would be offered in truck for votes for vice president.”
(archaic, informal) Plural for small wares, often for sale or barter
“They had lemonade and gingerbread to sell, and piles of watermelons and green corn and such-like truck.”
Plural for social or commercial intercourse, dealings or relations
“We have no truck with anyone of their ilk.”
Plural for refuse, waste or garbage that has been, or will be, discarded
Plural for a low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads
Plural for roadster powered by engine
Plural for edible part of plant
Plural for a small, one-wheeled (rarely two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads
Plural for any means of transport
To trade or barter in a given commodity
“It is men who purchase and who truck, barter and exchange the buffaloes.”
To take or carry something from one place to another
To bring or transport to another place
To pull or drag along through the application of steady force
To move or proceed upon some course or way
To give (one thing) and receive something else in exchange
To develop gradually
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