Definition

Noun: A hand truck is a piece of equipment used for moving heavy or bulky objects. It consists of a vertical frame with handles at the top, a small ledge or plate at the bottom to slide under a load, and two wheels. The design allows a single person to tilt the load back onto the wheels and roll it, rather than carrying it.

Examples of Usage

• We used a hand truck to move the boxes from the delivery truck into the warehouse.
• For heavy items like appliances, a hand truck is essential to prevent back injury.
• The mover tilted the refrigerator onto the hand truck and wheeled it easily into the kitchen.

Advanced Usage

• "to wheel something on a hand truck": This phrase describes the specific action of transporting an object using this tool.
  • The porter wheeled the guest's luggage on a hand truck to the elevator.

Variants and Related Words

• Dolly (n): A general term often used interchangeably with "hand truck," though a dolly can sometimes refer to a flat, four-wheeled platform.
• Handcart (n): A broader category of non-motorized, hand-pushed carts, which includes hand trucks.
• Two-wheeler (n): An informal name for a hand truck, describing its key feature.

Synonyms

• Sack truck
• Trolley (primarily British English)

Related Phrases

• "Load up the hand truck": To place objects onto the hand truck in preparation for moving them.
  • Before we start, let's load up the hand truck with these crates.
• "Tilt it back on the hand truck": The crucial action of balancing the load on the wheels to begin moving it.
  • Make sure you tilt it back on the hand truck fully, or it might fall forward.

Noun

1. 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