1. the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
2. a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles.
3. a large compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile, in which luggage, a spare tire, and other articles may be kept.
4. the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and limbs; torso.
5. the part of a fish between the head and the anus.
6. Architecture.
• the shaft of a column.
• the dado or die of a pedestal.
7. the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, canal, or other tributary system.
8. Telephony, Telegraphy.
• a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing telephone connections between subscribers generally.
• a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices.
9. the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches.
10. trunks,
• brief shorts, loose-fitting or tight, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track.
• trunk hose.
11. the long, flexible, cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant.
12. Nautical.
• a large enclosed passage through the decks or bulkheads of a vessel, for cooling, ventilation, or the like.
• any of various watertight casings in a vessel, as the vertical one above the slot for a centerboard in the bottom of a boat.
13. a conduit; shaft; chute.

14. of, relating to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.

1. the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground
2. a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage
3. the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso
4. the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis
5. an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
6. the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc
7. a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard
8. an enclosed duct or passageway for ventilation, etc
9. of or relating to a main road, railway, etc, in a network

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