buckle
/ˈbʌkəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Buckle means: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.
Synonyms for buckle11
noun, as in a shape distorted by twisting or folding
verb, as in bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
verb, as in fasten with a buckle or buckles
clasp
verb, as in fold or collapse
crumple
Opposites of buckle
unbuckle
What does buckle mean?5
verb
1
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat“The highway buckled during the heat wave”
2
fasten with a buckle or buckles
3
fold or collapse“His knees buckled”
noun
1
a shape distorted by twisting or folding
2
fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with buckle?2
two syllables
chuckleknuckle
Show 40 near rhymes
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Buckle in a sentence
- On base and off, buckle your seat-belts.helloroto
- Buckle up, sit down, shut up and hold on.papabear
- In these times of crisis, many people have to buckle down.espamatics
- He has lost too much time, now he needs to buckle down.anzart
- I've really got to buckle down and study for our final exams.CK
- It's the law: always buckle your safety belt in cars and airplanes.AlanF_US
- Ziri could feel his knees begin to buckle.Amastan
- I want a pair of buckle vintage shoes.beatrixvasc
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of buckle
as a noun
- plural
- buckles
as a verb
- past tense
- buckled
- present participle
- buckling
- third-person singular
- buckles
- past participle
- buckled