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trunk [ trunk ]
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1. The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.
Subsequently, poplar trees were divided into leaves, trunk and roots.
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2. The main part of an artery, nerve, or other anatomical structure from which smaller branches arise.
The facial artery may arise by a common trunk with the lingual.
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3. An enclosed shaft or conduit for cables or ventilation.
Tailor-welded blanks are used in the doors, but the trunk is laser welded and built with two sets of tools.
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4. A person's or animal's body apart from the limbs and head.
The rash usually starts on the trunk of the body in red bumps.
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5. The elongated, prehensile nose of an elephant.
Elephant trunks and tongues are other examples of a muscular hydrostat.
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6. A large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles.
She looked through the trunk of clothes kept at the hotel.
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7. An enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage and other goods; a boot.
They walked into the warehouse and left their luggage in the car trunk.
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1. Late Middle English from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus.
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