larry
Syllables: Lar·ry/ˈlæ.ɹi//ˈlæ.ɹi/
larry is the obsolete spelling of lorry.
Meaning of lorry
Noun
lorry (plural lorries)
- A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
- But whenever one of the motor-trucks lumbering by bore a big U.S. on its rear panel Troy pushed his light ambulance ahead and skimmed past, just for the joy of seeing the fresh young heads rising pyramid-wise about the sides of the lorry, hearing the snatches of familiar songs—"Hail, hail, the...1918, Edith Wharton, chapter IX, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, pages 87–88
- Synonyms:
- truck
- A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
- A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
- A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
- The mixing 48-in. belts lie flat and run from the bottom of the mixer bins to two coal mixers which deliver the coal to a reversing 42-in. belt conveyor, taking it to either one of two 36-in. belts, running to the top of two larry bins. Each larry bin is located between two batteries of ovens...1916 December 7, “Youngstown’s New Coke Oven Plant”, in A. I. Findley, Geo[rge] W. Cope, W. W. Macon, editors, The Iron Age, volume 98, number 23, New York, N.Y.: David Williams Co., →OCLC, page 1271
- A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.
- In order that these very important mails might not be unnecessarily delayed, we procured an express engine, and having, as is customary in such cases, fastened those for Manchester and the North on a larry between the engine and the Post-office, they being too bulky to travel in the latter, we...1838 February 16, Fred[eric]k W. Karstadt, W. Mellush, “Minutes of Evidence”, in Report from the Select Committee on Railroad Communication; […], [London]: Ordered, by the House of Commons [of the...
- Synonyms:
- dray
Noun
larry (uncountable)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Larry
Larry
- A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
- No one gets named Larry anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room.1998, Carol Shields, Larry's Party, Penguin, →ISBN, page 254
- "Larry, name's Larry." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.2002, Laurell K. Hamilton, Circus of the Damned, JOVE, →ISBN, page 149
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Larry
Larry
- The real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction.
- "Larry" shippers even make evidence videos on YouTube to try to prove that they are actually a couple, showing a more extreme side of shipping.2013, Andrea Flores, "Is Your (Relation)Ship Sailing?", TheBearCat (San Mateo High School), 1 November 2013, page 8
- Fan platforms often include some type of Larry fan fiction, fan art and detailed explanations of their fan theories.2014, Mary Sheehan, "One Direction: Why We Need To Pay Attention", The Edge (Elon University), Fall 2014, page 25
- Synonyms:
- Larry Stylinson
Synonyms of larry
Forms of larry
| plural | larries |
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Origin of larry
Blend of Louis + Harry.
Words formed from larry
Phrases with larry
Words that rhyme with larry
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Questions about larry
- What does larry mean?
- Larry means a confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.
- What is larry the obsolete spelling of?
- Larry is the obsolete spelling of lorry.
- What part of speech is larry?
- Larry can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce larry?
- Larry is pronounced /ˈlæ.ɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of larry?
- The plural of larry is larries.
Words near larry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: larry (page history and authors); Larry (page history and authors); lorry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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