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# trunk

noun (trunk, trunks)

«trunk» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The trunk of a tree is its thick main stem that holds up the branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m1)
2. An elephant's trunk is its long nose that it can use like a hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m2)
3. A trunk is a large strong box for storing or carrying things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m3)
4. In American English the trunk of a car is the space at the back for bags (in British English, the boot). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m4)
5. Your trunk is the main part of your body, without your head, arms and legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m5)
6. Swimming trunks are shorts boys and men wear to swim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#m6)

### In the lessons

In science lessons a tree trunk has rings that show its age, and bark protects it; an elephant's trunk can smell, drink, grab and trumpet. In PE and biology the trunk is the middle of the body. In stories old trunks in the attic hold treasure. Phrases: tree trunk, swimming trunks, car trunk, trunk road.

### Examples

- The oak tree had a huge trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x1)
- You can count the rings in a tree trunk to find its age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x2)
- The elephant sucked up water with its trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x3)
- Grandma keeps old photos in a trunk in the attic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x4)
- Put the bags in the trunk of the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x5)
- Twist your trunk to the left and right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x6)
- He packed his swimming trunks for the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x7)
- A squirrel ran up the trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x8)
- I heard him feeling about with his trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun (trunks). «Swimming trunks» is plural, like «trousers»: a pair of trunks. Car trunk (US) = car boot (UK). An elephant's trunk is its nose and upper lip, not an arm. Counting a tree's rings: one ring is usually one year of growth.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons a tree trunk has rings that show its age, and bark protects it; an elephant's trunk can smell, drink, grab and trumpet. In PE and biology the trunk is the middle of the body. In stories old trunks in the attic hold treasure. Phrases: tree trunk, swimming trunks, car trunk, trunk road.

### Note

Countable noun (trunks). «Swimming trunks» is plural, like «trousers»: a pair of trunks. Car trunk (US) = car boot (UK). An elephant's trunk is its nose and upper lip, not an arm. Counting a tree's rings: one ring is usually one year of growth.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trunk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trunk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trunk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trunk.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «trunk» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trunk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trunk» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trunk.html) on Mova free.