trunk

trunk
[[t]trʌŋk[/t]]
n.
1) bot the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots
2) a large sturdy box or case for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, etc
3) aum a large compartment, usu. in the rear of an automobile, for holding luggage, a spare tire, etc
4) anat. zool. the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and appendages; torso
5) zool. the long, flexible cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant
6) rai trs the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, or other tributary system
7) tgp
a) a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices
b) a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices
8) anat. the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches
9) trunks
clo brief shorts, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track
10) archit. the shaft of a column
Etymology: 1400–50; late ME trunke < L truncus, n. use of adj.: mutilated, lopped off trunk′ful, n. pl. -fuls.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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