buckle

buck·le  (bkl)

n.

1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.

2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.

3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.

v. buck·led, buck·ling, buck·les

v.tr.

1. To fasten with a buckle.

2. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.

v.intr.

1. To become fastened with a buckle.

2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.

3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.

4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.

Phrasal Verbs:

buckle down

To apply oneself with determination.

buckle up

To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.

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[Middle English bokel, from Old French boucle, from Latin buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, diminutive of bucca, cheek.]

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buckle [ˈbʌk^əl]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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. (Clothing & Fashion) an ornamental representation of a buckle, as on a shoe

3. a kink, bulge, or other distortion a buckle in a railway track

vb

1. to fasten or be fastened with a buckle

2. to bend or cause to bend out of shape, esp as a result of pressure or heat

[from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula a little cheek, hence, cheek strap of a helmet, from bucca cheek]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buckle - fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong belt buckle - the buckle used to fasten a belt fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place prong - a pointed projection
	2.	buckle - a shape distorted by twisting or folding warp distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
Verb	1.	buckle - fasten with a buckle or buckles clasp fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbuckle - undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"
	2.	buckle - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" crumple cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	3.	buckle - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" warp, heave change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface lift - rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"

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buckle

noun

fastener, catch, clip, clasp, hasp He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.

verb

1. fasten, close, secure, hook, clasp A man came out buckling his belt.

2. distort, bend, warp, crumple, contort A freak wave had buckled the deck.

3. collapse, bend, twist, fold, give way, subside, cave in, crumple His right leg buckled under him.

buckle down (Informal) apply yourself, set to, fall to, pitch in, get busy, get cracking (informal), exert yourself, put your shoulder to the wheel I just buckled down and got on with playing.

buckle under give in, yield, concede, submit, surrender, succumb, cave in (informal), capitulate They accused him of buckling under to right-wing religious groups.

Translations

buckle [ˈbʌkl]

A. N [of shoe, belt] → hebilla f

B. VT

1. [+ shoe, belt] → abrochar

2. (= warp) [+ wheel, girder] → combar, torcer

3. [+ knees] → doblar

C. VI [wheel, girder] → combarse, torcerse; [knees] → doblarse

buckle down VI + ADV → ponerse a trabajar
to buckle down to a job → dedicarse en serio a una tarea

buckle in VT + ADV to buckle a baby in → abrochar el cinturón de un niño

buckle on VT + ADV [+ armour, sword] → ceñirse

buckle to VI + ADV → ponerse a trabajar

buckle up VI + ADV (US) → ponerse el cinturón de seguridad

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buckle [ˈbʌk^əl]

n → boucle f

vt

[+ belt] → boucler, attacher

(= warp) [+ metal] → tordre, gauchir; [+ wheel] → voiler

vi

(= bend) [metal] → gauchir, se déformer; [wheel] → se voiler

(= give way) [person] → céder; [leg, knee] → céder

buckle down

vi → s'y mettre

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buckle

n

(on belt, shoe) → Schnalle f, → Spange f

(in metal etc) → Beule f; (concave also) → Delle f; there’s a nasty buckle in this girder → dieser Träger ist übel eingebeult or (twisted) → verbogen; there’s a nasty buckle in this wheel → dieses Rad ist übel verbogen

vt

belt, shoes → zuschnallen

wheel, girder etc → verbiegen; (= dent) → verbeulen

vi

(belt, shoe) → mit einer Schnalle or Spange geschlossen werden

(wheel, metal) → sich verbiegen

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buckle [ˈbʌkl]

1. n → fibbia, fermaglio

2. vt

a. (shoe, belt) → allacciare

b. (wheel, girder) → distorcere, piegare; (warp) → deformare

3. vi (see vt) → allacciarsi, chiudersi con una fibbia, distorcersi, piegarsi

buckle down vi + adv to buckle down to a job → mettersi a lavorare d'impegno or di buzzo buono, mettersi sotto

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buckle

n buckle [ˈbakl]

a fastening for a strap or band a belt with a silver buckle. gespe إبزيم، بُكْلَه катарама spona, přezka spænde die Schnalle αγκράφα hebilla pannal سگک؛ قلاب solki boucle אַבזַם बकल, बकसुआ kopča csat gesper fibbia, fermaglio 締め金 버클, 혁대쇠 sagtis sprādze kepala tali pinggang gesp spenne klamra, sprzączka fivela cataramă пряжка spona, pracka zaponka kopča spänne หัวเข็มขัด toka, kopça, kemer 釦子 пряжка بکل ، بکسوا cái khoá (thắt lưng...) 扣子

v

1 to fasten with a buckle He buckled on his sword. aangord يَرْبِطُ، يُثْبِتُ، يُبَكِّلُ закопчавам připnout (si) spænde (um-)schnallen πιάνω, ζώνομαι abrochar pannaldama, vööle kinnitama بستن؛ قلاب کردن kiinnittää attacher לַחֲגוֹר बकसुए से कसना या बांधना prikopčati (be)csatol memakai, mengenakan fermare con una fibbia バックルで締める 버클로 죄다 užsisegti aizsprādzēt; sasprādzēt mengenakan omgespen spenne beltet, spenne om seg zapiąć afivelar a prinde (într-o cataramă) скреплять пряжкой pripnúť (si) zapeti pričvrstiti spänna på (om) sig, spänna fast ทำให้แน่นด้วยหัวเข็มขัด tokalamak, tokasını takmak 把...扣住 застібати пряжку بکل سے باندھنا cài khoá 把...扣住

2 (usually of something metal) to make or become bent or crushed The metal buckled in the great heat. krom buig/trek يَثْني، يُحدّب изкривявам (се) ohnout (se), kroutit (se) slå sig sich verbiegen λυγίζω, λιώνω (για μεταλλικά αντικείμενα) torcerse painutama, painduma خم شدن؛ تاب برداشتن taipua se déformer לְעָקֵם मोड़ देना या चूर कर देना svinuti meghajlik melengkung deformarsi 曲がる 휘게(뒤틀리게) 하다 susilankstyti saliekt; saliekties bengkok kromtrekken, begeven gi etter, krumme seg skrzywić się vergar a (se) îndoi сгибать(ся), гнуть(ся) ohýbať sa upogniti (se) iskriviti se buckla sig, kröka sig ทำให้โค้งงอ bük(ül)mek, eğ(il)mek (使)扭曲或變形 гнути; згинати(ся) کسی کے اصرار سے مجبوراً مان لینا làm oằn 变成弯曲

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buckle → إبزيم přezka spænde Schnalle αγκράφα hebilla vyön solki boucle kopča fibbia バックル 버클 gesp spenne sprzączka fivela пряжка spänne หัวเข็มขัด kemer tokası cái khoá 带扣