trunk

B2
Pronunciation
/tɹʌŋk/
/tɹʌŋk/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

(heading, biological) Part of a body.

2 Definition

(heading) A container.

3 Definition

(heading) A channel for flow of some kind.

4 Definition

In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.

5 Definition

The main line or body of anything.

Example Sentences
  • the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches
6 Definition

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.

7 Definition

Shorts used for swimming (swim trunks).

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To lop off; to curtail; to truncate.

2 Definition

To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk.