buckle
Meaning of buckle
verb
- To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
- To make bend; to cause to become distorted.
- To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.
- To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
- To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.
- To buckle down; to apply oneself.
- A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.
- The brisure of an eighth daughter.
- (roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane frequently occurring over insulation or deck joints. A buckle may be an indication of movement with the roof assembly.
- A distortion, bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.
- A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.
- A contorted expression, as of the face.
- To fasten using a buckle.
- To unite in marriage.
Information about buckle
- The plural form of buckle is: buckles.
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Hyphenation of buckle
buckle
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- buckle is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
buckle synonyms
Meaning warp:
Meaning clasp:
Meaning crumple:
Meaning heave:
Translation of buckle
Anagrams of buckle
Words that rhyme with buckle
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