buckle over
buckle over · buckles over · buckled over · buckling over
To bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting…To bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.
Meaning
1 sensesTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.
Near-synonyms: double over, double up
Forms
buckles over, buckling over, buckled over, buckled over| Base form | buckle over · to buckle over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buckles over |
| Present participle | buckling over |
| Past simple | buckled over |
| Past participle | buckled over |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- buckle upTo fasten with a buckle.
- buckle inTo secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
- buckle downTo apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort.
- buckle overTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.
- buckle toSynonym of buckle down (“to apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort”).
- buckle underTo reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbuckle under
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb