Definition of trundle Trundle

/tɹʌˈndʌl/ - [trundul] - trun•dle

We found 22 definitions of trundle from 5 different sources.

What does trundle mean?

Noun Plural: trundles
trundle - small wheel or roller
		wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
trundle - a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
		trundle bed, truckle bed, truckle
Verb trundles, trundling, trundled
trundle - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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trundle (Noun)
A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
trundle (Noun)
A small wheel or roller.
trundle (Verb)
To wheel or roll, especially by pushing.
trundle (Verb)
To cause to roll slowly and heavily on wheels.
trundle (Verb)
Move heavily on wheels.
trundle (Verb)
To move physically.
trundle (Verb)
To move, often heavily or clumsily.
trundle (Verb)
To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along.

trundle (v. i.)
A round body; a little wheel.
trundle (v. i.)
A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.
trundle (v. i.)
A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
trundle (v. i.)
A lantern wheel. See under Lantern.
trundle (v. i.)
One of the bars of a lantern wheel.
trundle (v. t.)
To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage.
trundle (v. t.)
To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball.
trundle (v. i.)
To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another.
trundle (v. i.)
To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop.

trundle
trun′dl, n. anything round: a wheel: a truck: a trundle-bed: (her.) a. spool of golden thread.—v.t to roll, as on wheels.—v.i. to roll: twirl: bowl along.—ns. Trun′dle-bed, a bed moving on trundles or low wheels: a truckle-bed; Trun′dle-tail (Shak.), a round tail, a dog with a tail curled up. [A.S. trendel, a circle, wheel.]