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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
truck
/tɹʌk/
noun1 of 2
a large road vehicle used to carry things
- “A truck crashed into the flower shop near my house.”Tatoeba
- “The taxi driver blamed the accident on the truck driver.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To travel or live contentedly.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)