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| Back | buckle verb, noun BrE /ˈbʌkl/ NAmE /ˈbʌkl/ verb verb forms word origin 1 [transitive, intransitive] to fasten sth or be fastened with a buckle ~ (sth) She buckled her belt. ~ (sth on/up) He buckled on his sword. These shoes buckle at the side. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to become crushed or bent under a weight or force; to crush or bend sth in this way The steel frames began to buckle under the strain. (figurative) A weaker man would have buckled under the pressure. ~ sth The crash buckled the front of my car. 3 [intransitive] when your knees or legs buckle or when you buckle at the knees, your knees become weak and you start to fall ˌbuckle ˈdown (to sth) (informal) to start to do sth seriously I'd better buckle down to those reports. ˌbuckle ˈup (NAmE) (BrE ˌbelt ˈup) (informal) to fasten your seat belt (= a belt worn by a passenger in a vehicle) noun word origin example bank a piece of metal or plastic used for joining the ends of a belt or for fastening a part of a bag, shoe, etc. |
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