truck vs wrecker

wrecker vs truck

truck and wrecker both are nouns.

truck is a verb but wrecker is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
truck	Yes	No	Yes	No
wrecker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wrecker is a hyponym of truck; that is, wrecker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than truck:

truck: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
wrecker: a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)

Other hyponyms of truck include dump truck, dumper, tip truck, tipper, tipper lorry, tipper truck, fire engine, fire truck, dustcart, garbage truck, camion, lorry, pickup, pickup truck, sound truck, tow car, tow truck, tractor, articulated lorry, rig, semi, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, car transporter, transporter, van, tank truck, tanker, tanker truck.

truck (noun)	wrecker (noun)
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling	a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
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	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
	someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job

truck (verb)	wrecker (verb)
convey (goods etc.) by truck

Difference between truck and wrecker

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