Buckle Definition

bŭkəl

buckled, buckles, buckling

noun

buckles

A clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other end in place.

Webster's New World

A clasplike ornament, as for shoes.

Webster's New World

A clasp on a strap that fits into a matching part on a post, another strap, etc. thereby securing the strap.

Webster's New World

A distortion caused by buckling; bend, bulge, kink, etc.

Webster's New World

(countable) A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.

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verb

buckled, buckles, buckling

To fasten or join with a buckle.

Webster's New World

To engage in a struggle; grapple.

Webster's New World

To bend or warp, as by means of pressure or intense heat.

Webster's New World

To be fastened or joined by a buckle.

Webster's New World

To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or in intense heat.

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idiom

buckle down

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Other Word Forms of Buckle

Singular:

buckle

Plural:

From a frequentative form of buck (“to bend, buckle”), of Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German origin, related to Dutch bukken (“to stoop, bend, yield, submit”), German bücken (“to stoop, bend”), Swedish bocka (“to buck, bow”), equivalent to buck +‎ -le. Compare Middle Dutch buchelen (“to strive, tug under a load”), German dialectal aufbückeln (“to raise or arch the back”).

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Verb: bokelen "to arch the body," from Middle French boucler (“to bulge”), from Old French bocler (“to bulge, curl”), from bocle (“boss of a shield”).

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Middle English bokel from Old French boucle from Latin buccula cheek strap of a helmet diminutive of bucca cheek

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Noun: Old French bocle, from Latin buccula (“cheek strap of a helmet”), diminutive of bucca (“cheek”).

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