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trunk

UK/tɹʌŋk/ US/tɹʊŋk/ common us

noun

1.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

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2.

luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage

3.

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

  • “they moved their arms and legs and bodies”
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4.

compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

  • “he put his golf bag in the trunk”
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5.

a long flexible snout as of an elephant

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Origin

From Middle English tronke, trunke, from Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”). For the verb, compare French tronquer, and see truncate. Doublet of truncus and tronk.

Phrases

  • brachiocephalic trunk
  • celiac trunk
  • costocervical trunk
  • digit trunk
  • elephant trunk
  • elephant's trunk
  • floppy trunk syndrome
  • hand trunk

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