buckle
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əl noun
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 of the same strap or to another strap.
2.
any similar contrivance used for such purposes.
3.
an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.
4.
a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade.
verb (used with object)
5.
to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt.
6.
to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl.
7.
to prepare (oneself) for action; apply (oneself) vigorously to something.
8.
to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.
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verb (used without object)
Verb phrases 9.
to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled.
10.
to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson.
11.
to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm.
12.
to yield, surrender, or give way to another (often followed by under ): She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to.
13.
14.
buckle up, to fasten one's belt, seat belt, or buckles: She won't start the car until we've all buckled up.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English bocle < Anglo-French bo(u)cle, bucle < Latin buc(c)ula cheekpiece (of a helmet), strip of wood, etc., resembling a cheekpiece, equivalent to bucc(a) cheek + -ula -ule
1300–50; Middle English bocle < Anglo-French bo(u)cle, bucle < Latin buc(c)ula cheekpiece (of a helmet), strip of wood, etc., resembling a cheekpiece, equivalent to bucc(a) cheek + -ula -ule
Related forms
buck·le·less, adjective
re·buck·le, verb, re·buck·led, re·buck·ling.
Synonyms
8. sag, bulge, twist; crumple, collapse.
8. sag, bulge, twist; crumple, collapse.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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. | 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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
buckle
"spiked metal ring for holding a belt, etc., c.1300, bukel, from O.Fr. bocle "boss (of a shield), buckle, metal ring," 12c., from L. buccula "cheek strap of a helmet," dim. of bucca "cheek." The verb in this sense is late 14c., bokelen.
buckle
"distort, warp," 1520s, bokelen "to arch the body," from M.Fr. boucler "to bulge," from O.Fr. bocler "to bulge, curl," from bocle "boss of a shield."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
buckle
clasp or catch, particularly for fastening the ends of a belt; or a clasplike ornament, especially for shoes. The belt buckle was often used in Greece and Rome and became an indispensable part of the Teutonic warrior's equipment, as well as the object of special care on the part of metalsmiths, who ornamented many buckles with rich and intricate designs
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Example sentences
Although a dip is likely once the tax goes up, the economy looks unlikely to buckle.
To crush the ball further, each ridge has to buckle in two.
New daypack designed as an inverted messenger bag, with spacious compartments and buckle closures.
Nine-year-old boys patrol the crawling traffic, cautioning drivers to buckle their seatbelts.
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