buckle

1 of 3

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

2 of 3

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

buckle 1 of 2

verb

as in to collapse

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

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collapse
crumple
go
tumble
melt
implode
die
crumble
give
go out
yield
shatter
give way
snap
crash
founder
break
flatten
crack
burst
pop
fail
cave (in)
smash
split
deflate
stall
splinter
break down
give out
melt down
conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rise
swell
inflate

as in to devote

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

devote
apply
bend
give
get cracking
address
commit
work
turn a hand
turn one's hand
get with it
get one's act together
spend
stress
readdress
reapply
knuckle down
trouble
plow
exert
engage
strain
wear out
tax
hump
concern
exhaust
carry on
grind
put out
involve
pitch in
busy
settle (down)
set (to)
hustle
plod
plunge (in)
plug (away)
peg (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

play
dawdle
fool around
trifle
fiddle (around)
mess around
idle
potter (around)
putter (around)
dally
monkey (around)
dillydally

buckle

2 of 2

noun

as in fold

Synonyms & Similar Words

fold
loop
spiral
twist
flexure
swirl
winding
coil
curl
ring
bow
round
curlycue
convolution
curlicue
bend
reflection
warp
incline
curve
slope
circle
arch
ringlet
inclination
curvature
corner
incurvature
decline
kink
hairpin
arc
crook
turn
angle
inflection
wind
turnoff
dogleg

单词	buckle
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. buckle 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to collapse 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 collapse crumple go tumble melt implode die crumble give go out yield shatter give way snap crash founder break flatten crack burst pop fail cave (in) smash split deflate stall splinter break down give out melt down conk (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rise swell inflate 2 as in to devote to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time Synonyms & Similar Words devote apply bend give get cracking address commit work turn a hand turn one's hand get with it get one's act together spend stress readdress reapply knuckle down trouble plow exert engage strain wear out tax hump concern exhaust carry on grind put out involve pitch in busy settle (down) set (to) hustle plod plunge (in) plug (away) peg (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms play dawdle fool around trifle fiddle (around) mess around idle potter (around) putter (around) dally monkey (around) dillydally See More buckle 2 of 2 noun as in fold Synonyms & Similar Words fold loop spiral twist flexure swirl winding coil curl ring bow round curlycue convolution curlicue bend reflection warp incline curve slope circle arch ringlet inclination curvature corner incurvature decline kink hairpin arc crook turn angle inflection wind turnoff dogleg
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