trunk

Type

Noun

Meaning

  1. The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from the branches and roots.

    • Fallen branches blocked the road, and an ancient oak trunk rested entirely across the shoulder.

  2. The enclosed luggage compartment at the rear of an automobile.

    • She packed two large suitcases and a stroller neatly into the car's trunk.

  3. The long, flexible, elongated prehensile snout of an elephant.

    • The elephant scooped up water with its trunk and sprayed it over its back.

Collocations

  • tree trunk
  • car trunk
  • pop the trunk
  • trunk space
  • elephant trunk

Idioms

  • junk in the trunk

    slang for prominent or curvaceous buttocks

    Her friends teased her that she had plenty of junk in the trunk.

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