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trundle v

(transitive) To cause (a round object) to roll; to bowl, to roll. (cricket, informal) To bowl (a cricket ball). To cause (something which is held) to rotate; to spin, to twirl, to whirl; specifically, to spin (a mop) to remove water from it. To cause (an object with one or more castors, wheels, etc.) to move (heavily) by pulling or pushing; to roll, to wheel. To carry or transport (someone or something) using an object or vehicle with one or more castors, wheels, etc. (figurative) To send away (someone); to dismiss. (intransitive) Of an object: to move by revolving or rolling; to revolve, to roll. (cricket, informal) Of a player: to bowl a cricket ball. Of an object: to move (often heavily) on one or more castors, wheels, etc.; to roll. To be carried or transported, or to travel, in a wheeled vehicle. (figurative) To move easily or quickly. Of a person: to walk clumsily or heavily. (obsolete, rare) To sleep in a trundle bed or truckle bed; to truckle.

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