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Rundle vs Trundle - What's the difference?

rundle | trundle |

As nouns the difference between rundle and trundle

is that rundle is a round; a step of a ladder; a rung while trundle is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.

As a verb trundle is

to wheel or roll, especially by pushing.

rundle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.
  • * Brian Duppa
  • (obsolete) A ball.
    • (Holland)
  • (obsolete) Something that rotates about an axis, such as a wheel or the drum of a capstan.
  • * Bishop Wilkins
    • an axis or cylinder having a rundle about it
  • (engineering, obsolete) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
    • (Webster 1913)

    trundle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
  • A small wheel or roller.
  • A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
  • (engineering) A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.

    • Synonyms

    * (low bed on wheels) trundle bed

    Verb

    (trundl)
  • To wheel or roll, especially by pushing.
    • Every morning, the vendors trundle their carts out into the market.
  • To (cause to) roll slowly and heavily on wheels.
    • to trundle a bed or a gun carriage
  • Move heavily (on wheels).
  • To move (physically).
  • To move, often heavily or clumsily.
  • To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along.
    • to trundle a hoop or a ball

    Derived terms

    * trundle out

    References

    * "trundle." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 15 Jun. 2007. Dictionary.com. * "trundle." Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary. K Dictionaries Ltd. 15 Jun. 2007. Dictionary.com.

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