buckle
The definition of a buckle is a clasp used for fastening or closing.
(noun)An example of a buckle is the metal ring that a belt gets hooked through in order to attach the belt together.
Buckle means to fasten or attach two sides together with a clasp, or to bend under pressure or heat.
(verb)- An example of buckle is closing and tightening a pair of Mary Jane shoes.
- An example of buckle is a public official changing their course of action based on public opinion; he buckles under the public pressure.
See buckle in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other end in place
- a clasplike ornament, as for shoes
- a clasp on a strap that fits into a matching part on a post, another strap, etc. thereby securing the strap
Origin: ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see buccal
intransitive verb
- to be fastened or joined by a buckle
- Obsolete to engage in a struggle; grapple
See buckle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.
- An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.
- To fasten with a buckle.
- To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.
- To become fastened with a buckle.
- To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.
- To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.
- To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bokel
Origin: , from Old French boucle
Origin: , from Latin buccula, cheek strap of a helmet
Origin: , diminutive of bucca, cheek
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