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Buckle

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Noun

1. buckle

fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

2. buckle, warp

a shape distorted by twisting or folding

Verb

3. buckle, clasp

fasten with a buckle or buckles

4. buckle, crumple

fold or collapse

Example Sentences:
'His knees buckled'

5. buckle, heave, warp

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

Example Sentences:
'The highway buckled during the heat wave'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Buckle

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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
a buckle in a railway track
verb
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Buckle

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noun
1. 
a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other end in place
2. 
a clasplike ornament, as for shoes
3. 
a clasp on a strap that fits into a matching part on a post, another strap, etc. thereby securing the strap
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbuckled or ˈbuckling
4. 
to fasten or join with a buckle
verb intransitive
5. 
to be fastened or joined by a buckle
6.  Obsolete
to engage in a struggle; grapple
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbuckled or ˈbuckling
1. 
to bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or in intense heat
noun
2. 
a distortion caused by buckling; bend, bulge, kink, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Buckle

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n.
1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.
2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.
3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.
v. buck·led, buck·ling, buck·les
v.tr.
1. To fasten with a buckle.
2. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.
v.intr.
1. To become fastened with a buckle.
2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.
3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.
4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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