Buckle word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "buckle" word
[noun] a shape distorted by twisting or folding
[verb] bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
[verb] fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
[verb] fasten with a buckle or buckles
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\Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buckling}.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness. 2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted. 3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively
\Buc"kle\ (b[u^]k"k'l), v. i. 1. To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink. Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. --Pepys. 2. To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall. 3. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. [Obs.] The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle. --Pepys. 4. To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend. The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. --Latimer. In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. --Shak. {To buckle to}, to bend to; to engage with zeal. To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. --Barrow. Before buckling to my winter's work. --J. D. Forbes.
Synonyms for buckle
clasp, crumple, heave, warp, warp
Antonyms: unbuckle
See also: belt buckle | break | cave in | change surface | collapse | distorted shape | distortion | fall in | fasten | fastener | fastening | fix | fixing | founder | give | give way | holdfast | lift | prong | secure |
Related terms: anamorphism, anamorphosis, articulate, asymmetry, batten, batten down, bend, bolt, bulge, butt, button, catch, cave in, clasp, cleat, clip, collapse, contort, contortion, crook, crookedness, crumple, detorsion, deviation, disproportion, distort, distortion, dovetail, fastener, fastening, gnarl, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, imbalance, irregularity, jam, joint, knot, latch, lock, lopsidedness, miter, mortise, nail, peg, pin, quirk, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, sew, skewer, snap, spring, staple, stick, stitch, tack, toggle, torsion, tortuosity, turn, turn awry, twist, unsymmetry, warp, wedge, wrench, wrest, wring, writhe, zipper
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Let's analyse "buckle" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELKCUB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
buckle: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight. |
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