Phrase guide

hand truck

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bag barrow, luggage barrow, sack barrow, sack truck, stack truck, trolley, hand trolley

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of pallet jack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pallet jack

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: truck

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 手推車 /手推车 (shǒutuīchē) — box-moving handcart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老虎車 /老虎车 (lǎohǔchē) — box-moving handcart
  • Czech: rudl — box-moving handcart
  • Danish: sækkevogn — box-moving handcart
  • Dutch: steekwagen — box-moving handcart
  • Finnish: nokkakärry — box-moving handcart
  • Finnish: pakettikärry — box-moving handcart
  • French: diable — box-moving handcart
  • Georgian: ურიკა (uriḳa) — box-moving handcart
  • German: Sackkarre — box-moving handcart
  • German: Sackrodel — box-moving handcart
  • Italian: carrello — box-moving handcart
  • Korean: 손수레 (sonsure) — box-moving handcart
  • Persian: باربر (bârbar) — box-moving handcart
  • Polish: młynarka — box-moving handcart
  • Polish: wózek transportowy — box-moving handcart
  • Russian: ручна́я теле́жка (ručnája teléžka) — box-moving handcart
  • Serbo-Croatian: rasklòpiva rȕčna kolíca — box-moving handcart
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȕčna rasklòpiva kolíca — box-moving handcart
  • Spanish: diablito — box-moving handcart
  • Spanish: troco — box-moving handcart
  • Spanish: yegua — box-moving handcart
  • Spanish: carretilla de mano sin cajón — box-moving handcart
  • Swedish: säckkärra — box-moving handcart
  • Swedish: magasinkärra — box-moving handcart
  • Swedish: paketkärra — box-moving handcart
  • Swedish: bagagekärra — box-moving handcart
  • Swedish: pirra — box-moving handcart
  • Turkish: domuz arabası — box-moving handcart