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truck·le  (trkl)

n.

A small wheel or roller; a caster.

intr.v. truck·led, truck·ling, truck·les

To be servile or submissive. See Synonyms at fawn¹.

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[Middle English trocle, pulley, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin trochlea, system of pulleys; see trochlea.]

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truckler n.

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truckle¹

vb

(intr; usually foll by to) to yield weakly; give in

[from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle²]

truckler  n

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truckle²

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a small wheel; caster

2. (Cookery) a small barrel-shaped cheese

vb

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (intr) to roll on truckles

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (tr) to push (a piece of furniture) along on truckles

[C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of a pulley; see trochlea]

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truck•le (ˈtrʌk əl)

v.i. -led, -ling.

to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usu. fol. by to).

[1660–70; figurative use of obsolete truckle to sleep on a truckle bed. See truckle²]

truck′ler, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	truckle - a low bed to be slid under a higher bed truckle bed, trundle, trundle bed bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
Verb	1.	truckle - yield to out of weakness             relent, soften, yield - give in, as to influence or pressure
	2.	truckle - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" bootlick, kotow, toady, kowtow, fawn, suck up blandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates"

Translations

truckle [ˈtrʌkl]

A. VI to truckle to sb → someterse servilmente a algn

B. CPD truckle bed N → carriola f

truckle

vi → klein beigeben (to sb jdm gegenüber)

truckle [ˈtrʌk/əl] vi to truckle to sb → strisciare davanti a qn