buckle

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noun (1)

buck·le ˈbə-kəl How to pronounce buckle (audio)

: a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch

: an ornamental device that suggests a buckle

archaic : a crisp curl

buckle

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verb

buckled; buckling ˈbə-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce buckle (audio)

transitive verb

: to fasten with a buckle

: to prepare with vigor

: to cause to bend, give way, or crumple

intransitive verb

: to become fastened with a buckle

: to apply oneself with vigor

—usually used with down

buckle down to the job

: to bend or move usually under the influence of some external agency

wheat buckling in the wind

: collapse

the props buckled under the strain

: to give way : yield

he buckled under pressure

buckle

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a product of buckling : bend, fold

: a coffee cake baked with berries and a crumbly topping

blueberry buckle

buckled

verb

past tense of buckle

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks

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collapsed
crumpled
tumbled
went
imploded
melted
shattered
crumbled
gave
died
foundered
yielded
went out
flattened
crashed
gave way
broke
snapped
cracked
smashed
failed
popped
burst
stalled
deflated
splintered
split
bursted
melted down
caved (in)
gave out
broke down
conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rose
swelled
inflated

as in devoted

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

Synonyms & Similar Words

devoted
applied
bent
gave
addressed
committed
worked
wrought
got cracking
turned a hand
reapplied
exhausted
spent
exerted
readdressed
turned one's hand
busied
got with it
stressed
involved
engaged
concerned
plowed
humped
got one's act together
taxed
hustled
strained
ground
troubled
knuckled down
plodded
put out
pitched in
wore out
carried on
set (to)
settled (down)
plunged (in)
pegged (away)
plugged (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

played
dawdled
idled
trifled
dallied
fiddled (around)
puttered (around)
fooled around
pottered (around)
messed around
dillydallied
monkeyed (around)

单词	buckled
释义	buckle 1 of 3 noun (1) buck·le ˈbə-kəl 1 : a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch 2 : an ornamental device that suggests a buckle 3 archaic : a crisp curl buckle 2 of 3 verb buckled; buckling ˈbə-k(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to fasten with a buckle 2 : to prepare with vigor 3 : to cause to bend, give way, or crumple intransitive verb 1 : to become fastened with a buckle 2 : to apply oneself with vigor —usually used with down buckle down to the job 3 : to bend or move usually under the influence of some external agency wheat buckling in the wind 4 : collapse the props buckled under the strain 5 : to give way : yield he buckled under pressure buckle 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a product of buckling : bend, fold 2 : a coffee cake baked with berries and a crumbly topping blueberry buckle Did you know? Word History of Buckle The literal meaning of Latin word buccula was “little cheek,” but buccula was also the name for the part of a helmet that protects the cheek. Its medieval French descendant, bouclé, was the word for the boss of a shield, which looks a little like a small cheek on the face of the shield. The use of the word was later extended to belt fasteners. In this sense, the word was borrowed into English. Synonyms Verb cave (in) collapse crumple founder give go go out implode tumble yield See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She buckled the horses into their harness. The pavement buckled in the heat. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English bocle, from Anglo-French, boss of a shield, buckle, from Latin buccula, diminutive of bucca cheek First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (2) 1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing buckle buckle up buckle down buckle up buckle down Kids Definition buckle 1 of 2 noun buck·le ˈbə-kəl : a fastening device which is attached to one end of a belt or strap and through which the other end is passed and held buckle 2 of 2 verb buckled; buckling 1 : to fasten with a buckle 2 : to bend, crumple, or give way The pavement buckled in the heat. buckled verb past tense of buckle 1 as in collapsed to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance collapsed crumpled tumbled went imploded melted shattered crumbled gave died foundered yielded went out flattened crashed gave way broke snapped cracked smashed failed popped burst stalled deflated splintered split bursted melted down caved (in) gave out broke down conked (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rose swelled inflated 2 as in devoted to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time Synonyms & Similar Words devoted applied bent gave addressed committed worked wrought got cracking turned a hand reapplied exhausted spent exerted readdressed turned one's hand busied got with it stressed involved engaged concerned plowed humped got one's act together taxed hustled strained ground troubled knuckled down plodded put out pitched in wore out carried on set (to) settled (down) plunged (in) pegged (away) plugged (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms played dawdled idled trifled dallied fiddled (around) puttered (around) fooled around pottered (around) messed around dillydallied monkeyed (around) See More
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