noun

trunk

Translation

boot, trunk, proboscis, chest

Put the luggage in the trunk.

Put the luggage in the boot.

The tree has a very thick trunk.

An elephant uses its trunk to drink.

She kept old letters in a trunk.

She kept old letters in a chest.

((a/the)) trunk (car) boot Put the bags in the boot.

((a/the)) trunk (tree) trunk That tree has a thick trunk.

((an elephant's)) trunk (elephant's) proboscis The elephant raised its trunk.

((a/the)) trunk (storage) chest She found photos in an old chest.

Synonyms: boot (car), bole (tree), chest (box)

From Old French 'tronc', from Latin 'truncus' meaning 'trunk of a tree, body'.

Imagine a tree trunk so large you can use it as a storage trunk, put it in your car's boot (trunk), and an elephant could lift it with its trunk.