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truck in

B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To bring something to a place by loading it onto a truck and driving it there.

Literal meaning: To bring something in using a truck.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

To bring goods or materials to a location by truck.

"After the hurricane, aid organisations trucked in emergency supplies to the isolated towns."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Common in logistics, news reporting about disaster relief, construction, and supply chains. Emphasizes the method of transport. More common in North American English. Often implies the transport is notable because of the distance or difficulty involved.

Commonly used with

supplies food equipment workers water materials

Forms

Base
truck in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
trucks in
he/she/it
Past simple
trucked in
yesterday
Past participle
trucked in
have + pp
-ing form
trucking in
continuous

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