English

A lorry (motor vehicle).

Alternative forms

• lorrie, larry

Noun

lorry ‎(plural lorries)

1. (Britain) A motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.
2. (obsolete) A large low horse-drawn wagon.
3. (dated) A small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
4. (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Synonyms

• (motor vehicle for goods transport): rig, tractor trailer, truck (US), hauler

Translations

Descendants

• Malay: lori

Verb

lorry ‎(third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried)

1. (transitive) To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.