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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024truck•le1 (truk′əl),USA pronunciation v.i., -led, -ling. - to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually fol. by to):Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
- special use of obsolete truckle to sleep on a truckle bed. See truckle2 1605–15
grovel, bow, concede, kowtow. truck•le2 (truk′əl),USA pronunciation n. - FurnitureSee truckle bed.
- Mechanical Engineeringa pulley.
- Latin trochlea pulley. See trochlea
- Anglo-French
- late Middle English trocle sheave, roller 1375–1425
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