truckle


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truck·le

 (trŭk′əl)
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.
[Middle English trocle, pulley, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin trochlea, system of pulleys; see trochlea.]
truck′ler n.
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truckle

(ˈtrʌkəl)
vb
(usually foll by: to) to yield weakly; give in
[C17: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle2]
ˈtruckler n

truckle

(ˈtrʌkəl)
n
1. (Furniture) a small wheel; caster
2. (Cookery) a small barrel-shaped cheese
vb
3. (Furniture) (intr) to roll on truckles
4. (Furniture) (tr) to push (a piece of furniture) along on truckles
[C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheave 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.
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truckle


Past participle: truckled
Gerund: truckling

Imperative
truckle
truckle
Present
I truckle
you truckle
he/she/it truckles
we truckle
you truckle
they truckle
Preterite
I truckled
you truckled
he/she/it truckled
we truckled
you truckled
they truckled
Present Continuous
I am truckling
you are truckling
he/she/it is truckling
we are truckling
you are truckling
they are truckling
Present Perfect
I have truckled
you have truckled
he/she/it has truckled
we have truckled
you have truckled
they have truckled
Past Continuous
I was truckling
you were truckling
he/she/it was truckling
we were truckling
you were truckling
they were truckling
Past Perfect
I had truckled
you had truckled
he/she/it had truckled
we had truckled
you had truckled
they had truckled
Future
I will truckle
you will truckle
he/she/it will truckle
we will truckle
you will truckle
they will truckle
Future Perfect
I will have truckled
you will have truckled
he/she/it will have truckled
we will have truckled
you will have truckled
they will have truckled
Future Continuous
I will be truckling
you will be truckling
he/she/it will be truckling
we will be truckling
you will be truckling
they will be truckling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been truckling
you have been truckling
he/she/it has been truckling
we have been truckling
you have been truckling
they have been truckling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been truckling
you will have been truckling
he/she/it will have been truckling
we will have been truckling
you will have been truckling
they will have been truckling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been truckling
you had been truckling
he/she/it had been truckling
we had been truckling
you had been truckling
they had been truckling
Conditional
I would truckle
you would truckle
he/she/it would truckle
we would truckle
you would truckle
they would truckle
Past Conditional
I would have truckled
you would have truckled
he/she/it would have truckled
we would have truckled
you would have truckled
they would have truckled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.truckle - a low bed to be slid under a higher bedtruckle - 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"
Verb1.truckle - yield to out of weaknesstruckle - yield to out of weakness    
relent, soften, yield - give in, as to influence or pressure
2.truckle - try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringtruckle - 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"
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truckle

verb
To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:
bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady.
Informal: apple-polish, brownnose, cotton.
Slang: suck up.
Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.
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Translations

truckle

[ˈtrʌkl]
A. VI to truckle to sb → someterse servilmente a algn
B. CPD truckle bed N → carriola f
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truckle

vi → klein beigeben (to sb jdm gegenüber)
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truckle

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