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- DictionaryBuck·le/ˈbək(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap: "most rucksacks have quick release buckles"
- 2. a cake made with fruit (typically blueberries) and having a streusel topping: North American "finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert"
verb
- 1. fasten with a buckle: "he buckled his belt"
- 2. bend and give way under a weight or force: "the bridge started shaking and then it began to buckle"
noun. a clasp for fastening together two loose ends, esp of a belt or strap, usually consisting of a frame with an attached movable prong. an ornamental representation of a buckle, as on a shoe. a kink, bulge, or other distortion. a buckle in a railway track.
A buckle is a clasp or fastener, such as the one on the end of a belt. In the old days, not only belts but also shoes had buckles. When you fasten your belt buckle, you can say you buckle it — you also buckle your seat belt and buckle a kid's bike helmet under his chin.
to bend, or to make something bend because of too much weight, heat, etc: His legs buckled as he reached the finishing line. buckle verb (SUFFER) to suffer and stop working effectively because of too many problems or too much work. Phrasal verbs. buckle down.
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.
5 days ago · buckle in British English. (ˈbʌkəl ) noun. 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.
to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled. to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson. to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm.
[intransitive, transitive] to become crushed or bent under a weight or force; to crush or bend something in this way The steel frames began to buckle under the strain. (figurative) A weaker man would have buckled under the pressure. buckle something The crash buckled the front of my car.
