trunk or treat
trunk or treat noun: an organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot.
Noun
trunk or treat (uncountable)
- An organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot.
Verb
trunk or treat (third-person singular simple present trunk or treats, present participle trunk or treating, simple past and past participle trunk or treated)
- To participate in a trunk or treat event as a child.
- Immediately Victoria took off her headband that had a witch's hat on it and gave it to the girl. “Now you are a proper witch,” she said. The girl smiled and went out trunk or treating.2017, Cynthia Staton, Life Lived Not Lost: A Journey of Hope, Morgan James Publishing, →ISBN, page 69
Forms of trunk or treat
| third-person singular present | trunk or treats |
|---|---|
| present participle | trunk or treating |
| past participle | trunk or treated |
| past | trunk or treated |
Questions about trunk or treat
- What does trunk or treat mean?
- Trunk or treat means an organized alternative to trick-or-treating where candy is handed out to children from cars in a parking lot.
- What part of speech is trunk or treat?
- Trunk or treat can be a noun or a verb.
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