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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall off a truck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l of-f a truck
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

falls off a truck (present, singular) falling off a truck (participle, present) fell off a truck (past) fallen off a truck (participle, past) fall off the back of a lorry (alternative) fall off the back of a truck (alternative)

Phrases

fall off the turnip truck

Frequently Paired Words

fall off the turnip truck

Synonyms

FOT

Questions

What does fall off a truck mean?
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.

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