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Old Definition–adjective | 1. | far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age. |
| 3. | as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old. |
| 4. | having lived or existed for a specified time: a man 30 years old; a century-old organization. |
| 5. | having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things: Jim is our oldest boy. |
| 6. | having been aged for a specified time: This whiskey is eight years old. |
| 7. | having been aged for a comparatively long time: old brandy. |
| 8. | long known or in use: the same old excuse. |
| 9. | overfamiliar to the point of tedium: Some jokes get old fast. |
| 10. | belonging to the past: the good old days. |
| 11. | having been in
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existence since the distant past: a fine old family. |
| 12. | no longer in general use: This typewriter is an old model. |
| 13. | acquired, made, or in use by one prior to the acquisition, making, or use of something more recent: When the new house was built, we sold the old one. |
| 14. | of, pertaining to, or originating at an earlier period or date: old maps. |
| 15. | prehistoric; ancient: There may have been an old land bridge between Asia and Alaska. |
| 16. | (initial capital letter ) (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records: Old Czech. |
| 17. | experienced: He's an old hand at welding. |
| 18. | of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time: an old and trusted employee. |
| 19. | (of colors) dull, faded, or subdued: old rose. |
| 20. | deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated: old clothes. |
| 21. | Physical Geography. (of landforms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like. |
| 22. | sedate, sensible, mature, or wise: That child seems old beyond his years. |
| 23. | (used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization): good old Bob; that dirty old jalopy. |
| 24. | Informal. (used as an intensive) great; uncommon: a high old time. |
| 25. | former; having been so formerly: a dinner for his old students. |
–noun | 26. | (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually prec. by the):
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appropriations to care for the old. |
| 27. | a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination): a class for six-year-olds; a horse race for three-year-olds. |
| 28. | old or former time, often time long past: days of old. |
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Truck Definition–noun | 1. | any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. |
| 2. | any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects. |
| 3. | Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc. |
| 4. | a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly. |
| 5. | a tiered framework on casters. |
| 6. | a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc. |
| 7. | Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted. |
| 8. | British. a freight car having no top. |
| 9. | a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages. |
| 10. | Nautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards. |
–verb (used with object) | 11. | to transport by truck. |
–verb (used without object) | 14. | to convey articles or goods on a truck. |
–adject
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ive | 17. | of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires. |
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