"trucking" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹʌkɪŋ/ [UK] Forms: truckings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ Etymology: From truck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|truck}} truck Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trucking (countable and uncountable, plural truckings)
  1. (now rare) Trading, bartering. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-noun-hbBsOlNQ
  2. (US) the conveyance of freight by trucks. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-noun-aH~TKH9X Categories (other): American English
  3. (broadcasting) Lateral movement of the camera. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-noun-seLb1zxl Topics: broadcasting, media
  4. moving quickly Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-noun-0WBxiJhb
  5. walking Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-noun-N~8gWDlg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: freight [transitive, verb]

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹʌkɪŋ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ Etymology: From truck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|truck}} truck Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trucking
  1. present participle and gerund of truck Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: truck
    Sense id: en-trucking-en-verb-~VC7~Cmh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 9 11 2 4 55

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