buckle
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed…A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
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8 sensesA metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
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бля́хаbljáxa, пря́жкаprjážka, застёжкаzastjóžka
пря́жкаprjážka, за́стібкаzástibka
fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
(broadly)Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
(Canada)An image of a clasp (etymology 1, noun sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
A great conflict or struggle.
(countable)A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
We can’t use that saw any more. It’s got a buckle in its blade.
A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
(countable, uncountable)An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
(Canada, US, countable)Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
(countable, obsolete)A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also (countable, uncountable), the state of hair being curled in this manner.
Examples
52 sentencesI've really got to buckle down and study for our final exams.
Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
It's the law: always buckle your safety belt in cars and airplanes.
Tom buckled his belt.
Tom's knees buckled.
ruУ Тома подкосились колени. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English bokel (“spiked metal ring for fastening; ornamentaThe noun is derived from Middle English bokel (“spiked metal ring for fastening; ornamental clasp; boss of a shield; a shield, buckler; (figurative) means of defence”) [and other forms], from Old French boucle, bocle (“spiked metal ring for fastening; boss of a shield; a shield”) [and other forms], from Latin buccula (“cheek strap of a helmet; boss of a shield”) (from bucca (“soft part of the cheek”)).
Origin uncertain. Probably from Middle English bukklen, bokelen (“to arch the body”), from Middle French boucler (“to bulge”, literally “to take the shape of a shield boss”), perhaps from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1 above, or perhaps related to Middle Low German bockelen (“to bang out curves in metal”), German buckeln (“to bend over, hunch”). In some senses, possibly from buck (“to bend, yield, buckle”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
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Forms
plural: bucklesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a shape distorted by twisting or folding:warp
Word family
8 related wordsSee also
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