truck
gb/tɹˈʌk/ us/tɹˈʌk/
A2
English
~ 2500
teherautó, kamion, tehergépkocsi, teherautóval szállít, kézikocsi, felfüggesztés, molnárkocsi
NOUN
A2
1
Usage pattern:
[someone] drives a truck
The truck was loaded with boxes of fresh fruit.
A teherautó friss gyümölccsel teli ládákkal volt megrakva.
He drives a delivery truck for a local company.
Egy helyi cégnek vezet áruszállító teherautót.
A pickup truck pulled into the driveway.
The accident involved two cars and a large truck.
They hired a moving truck to transport their furniture.
Learner examples
The truck is full of food.
A teherautó tele van étellel.
My father drives a big truck.
Apám egy nagy teherautót vezet.
We saw a red truck on the road.
The truck carries many boxes.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'truck' with 'lorry', not realizing 'lorry' is mainly British English.
Meaning
Large vehicle for goods transport
Collocations
drive a truck
|delivery truck
|pickup truck
|truck driver
|truck stop
Synonyms
lorry (Commonly used in British English instead of 'truck'.)
Antonyms
car (A car is a smaller motor vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Themes
transportation
|work
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A big road vehicle used to carry things from one place to another.
A large, motorized road vehicle designed to carry goods or heavy loads, often with a separate cab and cargo area.
VERB
B1
2
Usage pattern:
[someone] trucks [something] [somewhere]
They truck the produce from farms to the city every morning.
Minden reggel teherautóval szállítják a terményeket a gazdaságokból a városba.
The company trucks building materials to construction sites across the state.
A cég az egész államban teherautóval szállít építőanyagokat az építkezésekre.
Supplies were trucked in after the storm.
Learner examples
They truck food to the store.
Teherautóval szállítanak élelmiszert a boltba.
The farm trucks milk to the city.
A gazdaság teherautóval szállít tejet a városba.
We will truck the boxes to your house.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize 'truck' as a verb is less common in everyday speech than as a noun.
Meaning
Transport goods by truck
Collocations
truck goods
|truck freight
|truck supplies
Synonyms
haul (Often implies moving heavy or large loads over long distances.)
Antonyms
carry by hand (Means to move something without using a vehicle.)
Themes
transportation
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To take things from one place to another in a truck.
To move or deliver goods using a truck.
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
3
The worker loaded the boxes onto a hand truck.
A dolgozó a dobozokat kézikocsira rakta.
He replaced the skateboard's front trucks for better turning.
Kicserélte a gördeszka első felfüggesztéseit, hogy könnyebben lehessen vele kanyarodni.
The dolly truck helped move the refrigerator easily.
Learner examples
I use a hand truck to move boxes.
Kézikocsit használok a dobozok mozgatásához.
The skateboard has two trucks.
A gördeszkának két felfüggesztése van.
We put the sofa on the truck to move it.
Meaning
Small wheeled platform or frame
Collocations
skateboard truck
|dolly truck
Synonyms
trolley (A small wheeled cart, often used for lighter loads.)
Themes
tools
|machinery
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A small platform with wheels for moving heavy things or supporting machines.
A small wheeled device or frame used for moving heavy objects, or a part of machinery that supports movement.
Grammar
Dictionary form
truck
IPA
GB/tɹˈʌk/
US/tɹˈʌk/
Syllables & stress
truck (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (truck)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: truck
- Plural: truck, trucks
Verb
- Base: truck
- 3rd Person Singular: trucks
- Present Participle: trucking
- Past: trucked
Word family
Forms
trucks
noun
trucking
verb
trucked
verb
Core family
trucker
noun
Related words
truckload
noun
Expressions
have no truck with
1/hˈæv nˈoʊ tɹˈʌk wˈɪθ/
idiom
formal
Refuse involvement with something/someone
To refuse to be involved with something or someone because you do not approve of them.
Examples
- I will have no truck with dishonest people.
- She has no truck with that kind of behavior.
truck in
1/tɹˈʌk ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Bring goods in by truck
To bring things into a place using a truck.
Examples
- They trucked in fresh water after the storm.
- Food supplies were trucked in from nearby towns.
truck stop
1/tɹˈʌk stˈɑp/
fixed phrase
Roadside facility for trucks
A place beside the road where trucks can stop for fuel, food, and rest.
Examples
- We pulled into a truck stop for gas and coffee.
- The highway has several large truck stops along its length.