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buckle

(bʌkəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense buckles, present participle buckling, past tense, past participle buckled
1. countable noun
A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
Synonyms: fastener, catch, clip, clasp More Synonyms of buckle
2. verb
When you buckle a belt or strap, you fasten it.
A door slammed in the house and a man came out buckling his belt. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: fasten, close, secure, hook More Synonyms of buckle
3. verb
If an object buckles or if something buckles it, it becomes bent as a result of very great heat or force.
The door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat. [VERB]
A freak wave had buckled the deck. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: distort, bend, warp, crumple More Synonyms of buckle
4. verb
If your legs or knees buckle, they bend because they have become very weak or tired.
Mcanally's knees buckled and he crumpled down onto the floor. [VERB]
His right leg buckled under him. [VERB]
Synonyms: collapse, bend, twist, fold More Synonyms of buckle
Phrasal verbs:
See buckle down
See buckle under
See buckle up
More Synonyms of buckle

buckle in British English

(ˈbʌkəl)
noun
1. 
a clasp for fastening together two loose ends, esp of a belt or strap, usually consisting of a frame with an attached movable prong
2. 
an ornamental representation of a buckle, as on a shoe
3. 
a kink, bulge, or other distortion
a buckle in a railway track
verb
4. 
to fasten or be fastened with a buckle
5. 
to bend or cause to bend out of shape, esp as a result of pressure or heat
Word origin
C14: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula a little cheek, hence, cheek strap of a helmet, from bucca cheek

buckle in American English 1

(ˈbʌkəl)
noun
1. 
a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other end in place
2. 
a clasplike ornament, as for shoes
3. 
a clasp on a strap that fits into a matching part on a post, another strap, etc. thereby securing the strap
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbuckled or ˈbuckling
4. 
to fasten or join with a buckle
verb intransitive
5. 
to be fastened or joined by a buckle
6.  Obsolete
to engage in a struggle; grapple
Idioms:
buckle down
Word origin
ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see buccal

buckle in American English 2

(ˈbʌkəl)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbuckled or ˈbuckling
1. 
to bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or in intense heat
noun
2. 
a distortion caused by buckling; bend, bulge, kink, etc.
Idioms:
buckle under
Word origin
ME bokelen, to arch the body < bokel, buckle; prob. infl. by OFr bocler, to bulge < bocle: see buckle1

Examples of 'buckle' in a sentence
buckle

Keep colours neutral and look out for details such as buckle straps and frayed hems.
The Sun (2016)
You really see him buckle under pressure.
The Sun (2010)
Then she fastened the buckles on her shoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some groups are far more ambitious and then buckle under the strain of trying to keep up.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Their reward was a red and gold cloth badge and a brass rather than silver belt buckle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are buckling to pressure groups because these are loud rather than representative or coherent.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There is little point in pushing so hard on the bike that your legs buckle when you try to sprint.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In the beginning, it was three steps before my legs buckled.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The cold blast came from an unusually large buckle in the jet stream that sweeps around the Antarctic.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We can probably expect more problems with the railways during hot weather because train speeds will be reduced as rails buckle in the heat.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A man with a moustache and a rottweiler belt buckle opens the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But it was only when her metal wheelchair buckled under her size 32 frame that she knew she had to trim her body.
The Sun (2014)
When one of the men buckles under a heavy blow and demands a rest, the other spots the car and waves him through.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It added to a list of well-worn excuses for delays including leaves on the line, tracks buckling in the heat and a shortage of drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
M finally stopped fiddling with her BlackBerry and examined the accoutrements with an expert eye, pulling and buckling the straps against my flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
buckle

British English: buckle /ˈbʌkl/ NOUN
A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
  • American English: buckle
  • Arabic: إِبْزيم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fivela de cinto
  • Chinese: 带扣
  • Croatian: kopča
  • Czech: přezka
  • Danish: spænde
  • Dutch: gesp
  • European Spanish: hebilla
  • Finnish: vyön solki
  • French: boucle ceinture
  • German: Schnalle
  • Greek: αγκράφα
  • Italian: fibbia
  • Japanese: バックル
  • Korean: 버클
  • Norwegian: spenne
  • Polish: sprzączka
  • European Portuguese: fivela de cinto
  • Romanian: cataramă
  • Russian: пряжка
  • Latin American Spanish: hebilla
  • Swedish: spänne
  • Thai: หัวเข็มขัด
  • Turkish: kemer tokası
  • Ukrainian: пряжка
  • Vietnamese: khóa
British English: buckle VERB
legs If your legs or knees buckle, they bend because they have become very weak or tired.
His knees buckled and he crumpled down onto the floor.
  • American English: buckle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fraquejar
  • Chinese: 发软弯曲腿、膝
  • European Spanish: doblarse
  • French: se dérober
  • German: sich verbiegen
  • Italian: piegarsi
  • Japanese: がくがくする
  • Korean: 힘이 풀리다
  • European Portuguese: fraquejar
  • Latin American Spanish: doblarse
British English: buckle VERB
belt When you buckle a belt or strap, you fasten it.
A door slammed in the house and a man came out buckling his belt.
  • American English: buckle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: afivelar
  • Chinese: 扣紧
  • European Spanish: abrochar
  • French: boucler
  • German: zuschnallen
  • Italian: allacciare
  • Japanese: 締める
  • Korean: 버클을 채우다
  • European Portuguese: afivelar
  • Latin American Spanish: abrochar

Chinese translation of 'buckle'

buckle

(ˈbʌkl)

n (c)

  1. (on shoe, belt) 扣(釦)环(環) (kòuhuán) (个(個), gè)

vt

  1. [shoe, belt] 扣住 (kòuzhù)
  2. (= distort) [object] 使变(變)形 (shǐ biànxíng)

vi

  1. [object] 变(變)形 (biànxíng)
  2. [legs, knees] 腿软(軟) (tuǐruǎn)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a clasp for fastening together two loose ends, esp. of a belt or strap
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
Synonyms
fastener
catch
Always fit windows with safety locks or catches.
clip
clasp
She undid the clasp of the hooded cloak she was wearing.
hasp
2 (noun) 
Synonyms
distortion
I recognised her by the distortion of her face.
bulge
warp
small warps in the planking
kink
contortion
The symptoms of the poison included facial contortions.
1 (verb) 
Definition
to fasten or be fastened with a buckle
A man came out buckling his belt.
Synonyms
fasten
He fastened the door behind him.
close
If you are cold, close the window.
secure
With a discreet click he secured the lock.
hook
one of those can openers you hook onto the wall
clasp
2 (verb) 
Definition
to bend or cause to bend out of shape, esp. as a result of pressure or heat
A freak wave had buckled the deck.
Synonyms
distort
Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.
bend
Bend the bar into a horseshoe.
warp
Rainwater had warped the door's timber.
crumple
contort
His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics.
3 (verb) 
Definition
to bend or cause to bend out of shape, esp. as a result of pressure or heat
My right leg buckled under me.
Synonyms
collapse
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
bend
Congress has to bend to his will.
twist
The road twists and turns between pleasant little cottages.
fold
He folded the paper carefully.
give way
The whole ceiling gave way and fell in on us.
subside
Does that mean that the whole house is subsiding?
cave in
crumple
Sometimes we just crumpled under our grief.

Phrasal verbs

See buckle down
See buckle under

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bend
Definition
to form a curve
Bend the bar into a horseshoe.
Synonyms
twist,
turn,
wind,
lean,
hook,
bow,
curve,
arch,
incline,
arc,
deflect,
warp,
buckle,
coil,
flex,
stoop,
veer,
swerve,
diverge,
contort,
inflect,
incurvate
in the sense of bend
Definition
to submit
Congress has to bend to his will.
Synonyms
submit,
yield,
bow,
surrender,
give in,
give way,
cede,
capitulate,
resign yourself
in the sense of catch
Definition
a device such as a hook, for fastening a door, window, or box
Always fit windows with safety locks or catches.
Synonyms
fastener,
hook,
clip,
bolt,
latch,
clasp,
hasp,
hook and eye,
snib (Scottish),
sneck (dialect, Scottish, NorthernEngland)

Nearby words of
buckle

  • buck something or someone up
  • buck up
  • bucket
  • buckle
  • buckle down
  • buckle under
  • bucolic

Related terms of
buckle

  • buckle down
  • buckle under

Synonyms of 'buckle'

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