trunk in English
- trunk⇄adj. trunklike.
- trunk⇄adj. 1. main; chief.
Ex. a trunk highway.
2. of or having to do with a trunk line, principal artery, channel, or the like.
3. of or having to do with a trunk engine.
Ex. a trunk piston. - trunk⇄expr. trunks,
a. very short pants or breeches worn by swimmers, boxers, acrobats, and other athletes.
Ex. Black velvet trunks cover his [the wrestler's] hips and thighs (Archibald Gunter).
b. trunk hose. - trunk⇄noun 1. the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and the roots; bole; stock.
2. (Figurative.) the main part of anything.
Ex. The American colonies broke away from the trunk of the British Empire during the Revolution.
- trunk⇄trunk, noun, adjective, verb.
- trunk⇄v.t. to shut up or enclose in a trunk or casing.
trunk in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
trunk in Sindhi سنڌي
trunk in Tamil தமிழ்
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