trunk
(trŭngk)n.
1.
a. The main woody axis of a tree.
b. Architecture The shaft of a column.
2.
a. The body of a human or other vertebrate, excluding the head and limbs.
b. The thorax of an insect.
3. A proboscis, especially the long prehensile proboscis of an elephant.
4.
a. A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages.
b. The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.
5. A trunk line.
6. A chute or conduit.
7. Nautical
a. A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
b. The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.
8. Nautical Any of certain structures projecting above part of a main deck, as:
a. A covering over the hatches of a ship.
b. An expansion chamber on a tanker.
c. A cabin on a small boat.
9.
a. A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.
b. A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.
10. trunks Shorts worn for swimming or other athletics.
[Middle English trunke, from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
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trunks
(trʌŋks)pl n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: swimming trunks a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting
2. (Clothing & Fashion) shorts worn for some sports
3. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh
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| Noun | 1. |  trunks - trousers that end at or above the kneeBermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts - short pants that end at the knee hot pants - skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment lederhosen - leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Translations
سِرْوالُ سِبَاحَةٍ لِلرِجَالسِرْوال قَصير للحَمّام
plavkytrenýrky
badebukser
uimahousut
kupaće gaće
íòróttabuxur, sundskÿla
トランクス
남자 수영복
trenírky
badbyxor
กางเกงว่ายน้ำชาย
quần bơi của đàn ông
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trunk
(traŋk) noun1. the main stem (of a tree). The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.
2. a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in. He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.
3. an elephant's long nose. The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.
4. the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals). He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.
5. (American) a boot (of a car). Put your baggage in the trunk.
trunks noun plural short trousers or pants worn by boys or men, especially the type used for swimming. swimming-trunks; He wore only a pair of bathing -trunks.
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trunks
→ سِرْوالُ سِبَاحَةٍ لِلرِجَال plavky badebukser Badehose σορτς bañador, trajes de baño uimahousut short de bain kupaće gaće calzoncini da bagno トランクス 남자 수영복 zwembroek badebukse kąpielówki calções de banho, sunga трусы badbyxor กางเกงว่ายน้ำชาย yüzücü şortu quần bơi của đàn ông 游泳裤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009