Definition of "trunk"
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The (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk.
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A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid.
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The torso.
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The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant.
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The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
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A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment.
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A chute or conduit, or a watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
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In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.
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A main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.
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verb:
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To lop off; to curtail; to truncate.
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To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk.
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