Definition of trunk Trunk
/tɹʌˈŋk/ - [trungk] - trunk
We found 38 definitions of trunk from 9 different sources.
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British English
boot - /bˈuːt/
American English
trunk - /tɹʌˈŋk/
What does trunk mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: trunks |
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| trunk - luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage | ||
| luggage, baggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling | ||
| footlocker, locker a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) | ||
| trunk - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | ||
| tree trunk, bole | ||
| stalk, stem a stiff or threatening gait | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | ||
| torso, body | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| organic structure, physical structure, body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" | ||
| midriff, diaphragm a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" | ||
| shoulder a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" | ||
| articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" | ||
| serratus, serratus muscles any of several muscles of the trunk | ||
| side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" | ||
| pectus, thorax, chest part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs | ||
| midsection, midriff, middle the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" | ||
| waistline, waist the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | ||
| paunch, belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish | ||
| love handle, spare tire excess fat around the waistline | ||
| hip either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh | ||
| haunch the loin and leg of a quadruped | ||
| abdomen, stomach, venter, belly the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | ||
| dorsum, back the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot" | ||
| tush, derriere, keister, buttocks, nates, buns, prat, behind, rear end, tooshie, hind end, posterior, hindquarters, arse, backside, fanny, fundament, tail end, stern, rump, bum, ass, rear, can, bottom, tail, seat, butt the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" | ||
| buttock, cheek either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump | ||
| trunk - compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" | ||
| luggage compartment, automobile trunk | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
| auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
| trunk - a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||
| proboscis | ||
| neb, snout a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose | ||
| elephant five-toed pachyderm | ||
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Wiktionary 
- trunk (Noun)
The usually single upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk . - trunk (Noun)
A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid. - trunk (Noun)
The torso. - trunk (Noun)
The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant. - trunk (Noun)
The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/ saloon style car. - trunk (Noun)
A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment. - trunk (Noun)
A chute or conduit, or a watertight shaft connecting two or more decks. - trunk (Noun)
In software projects under source control : the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds so-called "trunk builds" are compiled. - trunk (Noun)
A main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system. - trunk (Verb)
To lop off; to curtail; to truncate. - trunk (Verb)
To extract ores from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trunk (n.)
The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk. - trunk (n.)
The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs. - trunk (n.)
The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches. - trunk (n.)
That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column. - trunk (n.)
That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus. - trunk (n.)
The proboscis of an elephant. - trunk (n.)
The proboscis of an insect. - trunk (n.)
A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath. - trunk (n.)
A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler. - trunk (n.)
A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained. - trunk (n.)
A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact. - trunk (n.)
A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc. - trunk (v. t.)
To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. - trunk (v. t.)
To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Storage compartment for luggage in a car. -
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The nose of an elephant. -
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The part of the body from the neck to the groin excluding the head and limbs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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trunk
trungk, n. the stem of a tree: the body of an animal apart from the limbs: the main body of anything: anything long and hollow: the proboscis of an elephant: the shaft of a column, the dado or body of a pedestal: a water-course of planks leading from the race to the water-wheel: a large hollow piston in which a connecting-rod plays: a portable box or chest for clothes, &c., esp. on a journey: a flume, penstock.—adjs. Trunc′al, pertaining to the trunk, principal; Trunked, having a trunk: (Spens.) beheaded.—ns. Trunk′-fish, the coffer-fish; Trunk′ful, as much as will fill a trunk; Trunk′-hose, -breech′es, large hose or breeches formerly worn over the lower part of the body and the upper part of the legs; Trunk′-line, the main-line of a railway, canal, &c.; Trunk′-road, a main-road; Trunk′-sleeve (Shak.), a sleeve with the upper part puffed; Trunk′-work, work involving secrecy as by means of a trunk. [O. Fr. tronc—L. truncus, a stock—truncus, maimed.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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trunk
(See RUDDER-TRUNK.) Also, a large species of turtle. Also, a place for keeping fish in. Also, an iron hoop with a bag, used to catch crabs and lobsters.--Fire-trunks. Funnels fixed in fire-ships under the shrouds, to convey the flames to the masts, rigging, and sails.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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trunk
A nose. How fares your old trunk? does your nose still stand fast? an allusion to the proboscis or trunk of an elephant. To shove a trunk: to introduce one's self unasked into any place or company. Trunk-maker like; more noise than work.
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botany
The trunk is the main body of the tree. In terms of botany it means the main structural member of a tree that is directly connected to the roots and which supports the branches. The trunk is also often called the bole. The trunk is covered by the bark, which protects the tree against damage and often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The trunk, or bole, is the most important part of the tree for timber production.
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🔤- trunk, noun, singular of trunks.
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