TRUNDLE


Meaning of TRUNDLE in English

— trundler , n.

/trun"dl/ , v. , trundled, trundling , n.

v.t.

1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.

2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel: The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.

3. Archaic. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin.

v.i.

4. to roll along.

5. to move or run on a wheel or wheels.

6. to travel in a wheeled vehicle: He got into his car and trundled downtown.

7. to move or walk with a rolling gait.

n.

8. a small wheel, roller, or the like.

9. a lantern wheel.

10. each of the bars of a lantern wheel.

11. a truck or carriage on low wheels.

[ 1555-65; var. of TRINDLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .