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TRACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tractor mean? 

TRACTOR (noun)
  The noun TRACTOR has 2 senses:

1. a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applicationsplay

2. a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vansplay

  Familiarity information: TRACTOR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRACTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tractor" is a kind of...):

self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tractor"):

bulldozer; dozer (large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground)

skidder (a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tractor" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)


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