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TRUNDLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small wheel or roller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trundle" is a kind of...):

roller (a cylinder that revolves)

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A low bed to be slid under a higher bed

Synonyms:

truckle; truckle bed; trundle; trundle bed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trundle" is a kind of...):

bed (a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move heavily

Example:

the streetcar trundled down the avenue

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "trundle" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

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