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buckle
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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.

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

buckle
Noun
a clasp for fastening together two loose ends, esp. of a belt or strap
Verb
[-ling, -led]
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 [Latin buccula cheek strap]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bucklebuckle - 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.bucklebuckle - a shape distorted by twisting or folding
distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
Verb1.buckle - fasten with a buckle or buckles
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"
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"
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"

buckle
verb 4. collapse, bend, twist, fold, give way, subside, cave in, crumple
buckle down (Informal) apply yourself, set to, fall to, pitch in, get busy, get cracking (informal) exert yourself, put your shoulder to the wheel
Translations
buckle [ˈbʌkl] nhebilla
buckle down viponer empeño

buckle [ˈbʌkl] nboucle f
vt [+ belt etc] → boucler, attacher
vi (= warp) → tordre, gauchir: [wheel] → se voiler
buckle down vis'y mettre

buckle [ˈbʌkl] nSchnalle f
vtzuschnallen;
(wheel) → verbiegen
buckle down visich dahinter klemmen;
to buckle down to sth → sich hinter etw acc klemmen

buckle [ˈbʌkl] nfibbia
vtaffibbiare (= warp); deformare
buckle down vimettersi sotto

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 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...)
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 채우다 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 ...
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 taivuttaa, taipua se déformer לְעָקֵם मोड़ देना या चूर कर देना svinuti meghajlik melengkung deformarsi 曲がる 구부리다 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 變成彎曲 гнути; згинати(ся) کسی کے اصرار سے مجبوراً مان لینا làm oằn


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