buckle

n.

1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.
2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.
3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.

v., -led, -ling, -les.

v.tr.

1. To fasten with a buckle.
2. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.

v.intr.

1. To become fastened with a buckle.
2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.
3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.
4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.

phrasal verbs:

buckle down

1. To apply oneself with determination.

buckle up

1. To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.

[Middle English bokel, from Old French boucle, from Latin buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, diminutive of bucca, cheek.]

Culinarily, buckle is an old American term for a simple, single-layer cake made with blueberries (blueberry buckle) or other berries.

also buckle down

verb

1. To fall in: cave in, collapse, crumple, give, go. Idioms: give way. See explosion/collapse.
2. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength: bow, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield. Informal fold. See resist/yield.

phrasal verb - buckle down

To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See collect/distribute, work/play.

v

Definition: clasp
Antonyms: unfasten

v

Definition: contort, warp
Antonyms: flatten, smooth

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1. Distortion of the surfaces of a beam or girder under load; caused by unequal distribution of weight, temperature, or moisture, or the lack of uniform texture.
2. Distortion of the surface of a sheet of material, such as a bulge or wrinkle in asphalt prepared roofing.
3. A brotch.

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The process or an instance of becoming crumpled or warped.

• scleral b. — a technique for repair of detachment of the retina, in which indentations or infoldings of the sclera are made over the tears in the retina so as to promote adherence of the retina to the choroid.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spænde
v. tr. - spænde
v. intr. - exe, bøje, bøjes

idioms:

• buckle down    klemme på, tage fat
• buckle under    falde sammen, give efter
• buckle up    spænde sikkerhedsselen

Nederlands (Dutch)
gespen, kromtrekken, vastbinden, gesp, binding

Français (French)
n. - boucle, gondolage, voilure, gauchissement (du métal)
v. tr. - boucler, attacher, voiler (une roue), gauchir, fausser (un métal)
v. intr. - se boucler, s'attacher, gauchir/se déformer (un métal), se voiler (une roue)

idioms:

• buckle down    s'atteler/se mettre (au boulot)
• buckle to    s'y mettre, s'y coller
• buckle under    ployer sous le poids de
• buckle up    (Aut) attacher sa ceinture de sécurité, se déjeter, gauchir, se voiler, (fig) céder, boucler, agrafer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schnalle, Spange
v. - anschnallen, verbiegen, sich verziehen

idioms:

• buckle down    sich anstrengen
• buckle to    sich verziehen
• buckle under    unter etwas nachgeben
• buckle up    festschnallen, umschnallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κουμπώνω πόρπη, θηλυκώνω, σκεβρώνω, στραβώνω
n. - πόρπη, αγκράφα

idioms:

• buckle down    καταβάλλω έντονη προσπάθεια
• buckle under    λυγίζω κάτω από
• buckle up    ρίχνομαι στη δουλειά

Italiano (Italian)
allacciare, incurvarsi, fibbia

idioms:

• buckle down    mettersi seriamente a
• buckle under    arrendersi, alzare le mani
• buckle up    allacciare le cinture

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afivelar, curvar
n. - fivela (f)

idioms:

• buckle down    começar a trabalhar seriamente
• buckle under    render-se
• buckle up    torcer

Русский (Russian)
застегнуть, пристегнуться, пряжка, застежка

idioms:

• buckle down    приниматься (за дело)
• buckle under    покориться
• buckle up    надеть спасательный ремень

Español (Spanish)
n. - hebilla, broche
v. tr. - abrochar, torcer, combar, alabear
v. intr. - alabearse, combarse, torcerse

idioms:

• buckle down    dedicarse con empeño a
• buckle to    dedicarse con empeño a
• buckle under    ceder, desplomarse bajo presión
• buckle up    abrocharse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spänna, knäppa
n. - spänne, buckla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
皮带扣, 扣子, 扣住, 使弯曲, 屈服, 变弯曲

idioms:

• buckle down    认真干起...
• buckle under    屈服, 让步
• buckle up    把...扣紧, 系安全带

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 皮帶扣, 扣子
v. tr. - 扣住, 使彎曲
v. intr. - 扣住, 屈服, 變彎曲

idioms:

• buckle down    認真幹起...
• buckle under    屈服, 讓步
• buckle up    把...扣緊, 繫安全帶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버클, 굽음
v. tr. - ~을 버클로 채우다, ~을 구부리다
v. intr. - 구부러지다, 굴복하다, 격투하다

idioms:

• buckle down    온 힘을 쏟다
• buckle under    ~에 굴복하다
• buckle up    안전 벨트를 매다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バックル, ゆがみ
v. - バックルで留める, バックルで留まる, 曲げる, 曲がる, ゆがめる

idioms:

• buckle down    本気で取りかかる
• buckle under    降参する
• buckle up    留め金で留まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ثنى, حنى, انثنى, ربط, شبك (الاسم) مشبك, بكله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כיפוף, בליטה, אבזם‬
v. tr. - ‮עיקם, רכס, חגר, הידק‬
v. intr. - ‮התעקם, נכנע‬

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