Definitions of buckle [ˈbʌk əl]

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Definition of 'buckle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) buckle
a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end or to another strap.

2.  buckle
an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.

3.  buckle
a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board.

4. (v.t.) buckle
to fasten with a buckle:
Buckle your seat belt.

5.  buckle
to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl.

6.  buckle
to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.

7. (v.i.) buckle
to close or fasten with a buckle

8.  buckle
to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse.

9.  buckle
to yield, surrender, or give way to another (often fol. by under).

10.  buckle
buckle down, to set to work with vigor and determination.

11.  buckle
buckle up, to fasten one's belt, seat belt, or buckles.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME bocle < AF bo(u)cle, bucle < L buc(c)ula cheek strap of a helmet <bucc(a) cheek)

Definition of 'buckle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) buckle
fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

2. (verb) warp, buckle
a shape distorted by twisting or folding

3. (verb) buckle, clasp
fasten with a buckle or buckles

4. (verb) buckle, crumple
fold or collapse
"His knees buckled"

5. (verb) heave, buckle, warp
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
"The highway buckled during the heat wave"

Definition of 'buckle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) buckle
a metal fastener
a belt buckle

2. (verb) buckle
to fasten with a buckle
Buckle up your belt.

3. buckle
to bend and collapse
His legs buckled at the finish line.

Definition of 'buckle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) buckle
a device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue

2. (noun) buckle
a distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal

3. (noun) buckle
a curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled

4. (noun) buckle
a contorted expression, as of the face

5. (noun) buckle
to fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness

6. (noun) buckle
to bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted

7. (noun) buckle
to prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively

8. (noun) buckle
to join in marriage

9. (verb) buckle
to bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink

10. (verb) buckle
to bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall

11. (verb) buckle
to yield; to give way; to cease opposing

12. (verb) buckle
to enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend

Translation of 'buckle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a fastening for a strap or band a belt with a silver buckle.
Afrikaans: gespe	Arabic: إبزيم، بُكْلَه	Bulgarian: катарама
Brazilian: fivela	Czech: spona, přezka	German: die Schnalle
Danish: spænde	Greek: αγκράφα	Spanish: hebilla
Estonian: pannal	Farsi: سگک؛ قلاب	Finnish: solki
French: boucle	Hebrew: אַבזַם	Hindi: बकल, बकसुआ
Croatian: kopča	Hungarian: csat	Indonesian: gesper
Italian: fibbia, fermaglio	Japanese: 締め金	Korean: 버클, 혁대쇠
Lithuanian: sagtis	Latvian: sprādze	Malay: kepala tali pinggang
Dutch: gesp	Norwegian: spenne	Polish: klamra, sprzączka
Persian: سگک؛ قلاب	Pashto: غوټه، غوټی، سګک	Portuguese: fivela
Romanian: cataramă	Russian: пряжка	Slovak: spona, pracka
Slovenian: zaponka	Serbian: kopča	Swedish: spänne
Thai: หัวเข็มขัด	Turkish: toka, kopça, kemer	Taiwanese: 釦子
Ukrainian: пряжка	Urdu: بکل ، بکسوا	Vietnamese: cái khoá (thắt lưng...)
Chinese: 扣子
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