—buckle /ˈbʌk.l̩/
noun [C]
► F0 a piece of metal at one end of a belt or strap, used to fasten the two ends togetherThesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textilesverb (BE DEFEATED) ↑Verb Endings for buckle
buckle under sth► F0 to be defeated by a difficult situation: » But these were difficult times and a lesser man would have buckled under the strain.Thesaurus+: ↑Coping and not coping , ↑Dealing with things or people , ↑Tolerating and enduringverb [T or I] (BEND) ↑Verb Endings for buckle
► F0 to bend something or become bent, often as a result of force, heat, or weakness: » The intense heat from the fire had caused the factory roof to buckle.» Both wheels on the bicycle had been badly buckled.» I felt faint and my knees began to buckle.Thesaurus+: ↑Bending, twisting and curvingbuckled /-l̩d/ adjective► F0» a tightly buckled beltThesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textiles
verb [T or I] (FASTEN) ↑Verb Endings for buckle
► F0 to fasten or be fastened with a buckleThesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textiles