buckle

buck·le

 (bŭk′əl)

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

(ˈbʌkəl)

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

4. to fasten or be fastened with a buckle

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

[C14: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula a little cheek, hence, cheek strap of a helmet, from bucca cheek]

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buck•le

(ˈbʌk əl)

n., v. -led, -ling. n.

1. a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end or to another strap.

2. an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.

3. a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board.

v.t.

4. to fasten with a buckle: Buckle your seat belt.

5. to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl.

6. to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.

v.i.

7. to close or fasten with a buckle

8. to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse.

9. to yield, surrender, or give way to another (often fol. by under).

10. buckle down, to set to work with vigor and determination.

11. buckle up, to fasten one's belt, seat belt, or buckles.

[1300–50; Middle English bocle < Anglo-French bo(u)cle, bucle < Latin buc(c)ula cheek strap of a helmet <bucc(a) cheek]

buck′le•less, adj.

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buckle

Past participle: buckled
Gerund: buckling

Imperative

buckle

buckle

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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

1. 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.

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buckle

verb

1. To fall in:

cave in, collapse, crumple, give, go.

Idiom: give way.

2. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:

bow, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield.

Informal: fold.

phrasal verb
buckle down

To devote (oneself or one's efforts):

address, apply, bend, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn.

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Translations

إِبْزيمإبزيم، بُكْلَهيَثْني، يُحدّبيَرْبِطُ، يُثْبِتُ، يُبَكِّلُ

přezkapřipnoutsponakroutitohnout

spænde

Schnalleschnallenumschnallen

αγκράφαπόρπη

hebilla

solkivyön solki

bouclebouclerdéformer

kopča

becsatol

beyglagyrîa, festa meî sylgjusylgja

fibbiaallacciaredeformarsi

バックル

버클

sagtissusilankstytiužsisegti

aizsprādzētsaliektsaliektiessasprādzētsprādze

gesp

spennespenne beltetspenne om seggi etterkrumme seg

sprzączka

fivelaafivelar

пряжкаскладка

prackapripnúť

zaponka

spänne

หัวเข็มขัด

bük mekeğ mekkemerkemer tokasıkopça

khóa

使...变形带扣弯曲扣子把...扣住

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

buckle

(ˈbakl) noun

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

verb

1. to fasten with a buckle. He buckled on his sword. aangord يَرْبِطُ، يُثْبِتُ، يُبَكِّلُ закопчавам afivelar připnout (si) schnallen spænde 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 omgespenspenne beltet, spenne om segzapiąć تړل، په غوټه کلکول 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) vergar ohnout (se), kroutit (se) sich verbiegen slå sig λυγίζω, λιώνωtorcerse 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, begevengi etter, krumme seg skrzywić się ټیټ کیدل ،خم کیدل vergar a (se) îndoi сгибать, гнуть ohýbať sa upogniti (se) iskriviti se buckla sig, kröka sig ทำให้โค้งงอ bükmek, eğmek (使)扭曲或變形 гнути; згинати(ся) کسی کے اصرار سے مجبوراً مان لینا làm oằn （使）变形，弯曲

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buckle

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

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buckle

n. hebilla;

v.

to ___ together → unir, atar, juntar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

buckle

n hebilla; vt abrochar(se)

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