truckle
/ˈtrʌkəl/
verb
- To act in a way that shows you accept someone else's authority or wishes, often because you are weak or afraid; to submit or yield meekly.
- He always truckles to his boss, even when he knows she is wrong.
- The smaller nation would not truckle to the threats of its powerful neighbor.
- The manager refused to truckle to the demands of the angry customer.
noun
- A small bed on wheels that can be stored under a larger bed; a trundle bed.
- The guest room had a truckle bed for extra visitors.
- The old truckle was covered with a soft quilt.
- She pulled out the truckle from under the main bed for her friend to sleep on.