trundle
trundle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.
- 2.A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
- 3.(Mach.) (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel.
- 4.To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage.
- 5.To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball. R. A. Proctor.
- 6.To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another.
- 7.To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is trundle.
- What is a motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion called?
- What is (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel called?
- What is to roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage called?
- What is to cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball. R. A. Proctor called?
- What is to go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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