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TRUCKLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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 ("truckle" is a kind of...):

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

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Example:

He is always kowtowing to his boss

Synonyms:

bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

blandish; flatter (praise somewhat dishonestly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "truckle"):

court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour (seek favor by fawning or flattery)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)

truckling (the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Yield to out of weakness

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

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

relent; soften; yield (give in, as to influence or pressure)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)

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