Truckle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a low bed to be slid under a higher bed

yield to out of weakness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈʌkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈʌkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈʌkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈʌkəl/.

Examples

He is always kowtowing to his boss

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fawn suck up kowtow bootlick trundle toady truckle bed trundle bed kotow

Parts of Speech

noun	a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
verb	yield to out of weakness
verb	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering “He is always kowtowing to his boss”

Word Forms

truckler	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
fawner	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
toady	noun	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
truckling	noun	the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
bootlicker	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
kowtow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kotow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

camion

un lit bas à glisser sous un lit supérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

someterse servilmente

una cama baja para deslizar debajo de una cama más alta

🇮🇹Italian

camionle

un letto basso da infilare sotto un letto più alto

🇳🇱Dutch

vrachtwagen

een laag bed om onder een hoger bed te schuiven

🇵🇹Portuguese

camionear

uma cama baixa para ser colocada debaixo de uma cama mais alta

🇷🇺Russian

болтать

низкая кровать, которую можно задвинуть под более высокую кровать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दबना

ऊँचे बिस्तर के नीचे रखने के लिए निचला बिस्तर

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্রাক

একটি নিচু বিছানা একটি উচ্চ বিছানার নিচে slid করা

🇮🇳Tamil

லாரி

உயரமான படுக்கையின் கீழ் சறுக்குவதற்கு குறைந்த படுக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్రక్కు

ఎత్తైన మంచం కింద జారడానికి తక్కువ మంచం

🇮🇳Marathi

ट्रक

उंच पलंगाखाली सरकण्यासाठी कमी पलंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રક

ઊંચા પલંગની નીચે સરકવા માટેનો નીચો પલંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ರಕಲ್

ಎತ್ತರದ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಜಾರಲು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രക്കിൾ

ഉയരമുള്ള കട്ടിലിനടിയിൽ വീഴാൻ താഴ്ന്ന കിടക്ക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਰੱਕ

ਉੱਚੇ ਬਿਸਤਰੇ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਖਿਸਕਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਨੀਵਾਂ ਬਿਸਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹرک

اونچے بستر کے نیچے کھسکنے کے لیے ایک کم بستر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卡车

一张低床可以滑到一张高床下面

🇯🇵Japanese

トラックル

低いベッドを高いベッドの下に滑り込ませる

🇰🇷Korean

작은 바퀴

높은 침대 아래로 밀어 넣을 수 있는 낮은 침대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xe chở hàng

một chiếc giường thấp để trượt dưới một chiếc giường cao hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ประจบประแจง

เตียงต่ำสำหรับเลื่อนไปใต้เตียงที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

merendahkan diri

tempat tidur rendah untuk digeser ke bawah tempat tidur yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

trak

isang mababang kama na idausdos sa ilalim ng mas mataas na kama

🇲🇾Malay

lori

katil rendah untuk digelongsor di bawah katil yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاحنة

سرير منخفض يمكن وضعه تحت سرير أعلى

🇮🇷Persian

کامیون

یک تخت کم برای لغزش زیر تخت بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

kamyon

daha yüksek bir yatağın altına kaydırılacak alçak bir yatak

🇮🇱Hebrew

משאית

מיטה נמוכה להחליק מתחת למיטה גבוהה יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'truckle'?

The primary meaning of 'truckle' is 'a low bed to be slid under a higher bed'.

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Using 'truckle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'truckle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'truckle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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