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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Synonyms:
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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Antonyms:
idiom
buckle down
  • to apply oneself energetically; set to work with effort
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Other Word Forms of Buckle

Noun

Singular:
buckle
Plural:
buckles

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Buckle

Origin of Buckle

  • 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”).

    From Wiktionary

  • 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”).

    From Wiktionary

  • 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”).

    From Wiktionary

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