BUCKLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buckle mean?
• BUCKLE (noun)
The noun BUCKLE has 2 senses:
1. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding
Familiarity information: BUCKLE used as a noun is rare.
• BUCKLE (verb)
The verb BUCKLE has 3 senses:
1. fasten with a buckle or buckles
2. fold or collapse
3. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Familiarity information: BUCKLE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BUCKLE (noun)
Meaning:
Fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("buckle" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meronyms (parts of "buckle"):
prong (a pointed projection)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buckle"):
belt buckle (the buckle used to fasten a belt)
Meaning:
A shape distorted by twisting or folding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
buckle; warp
Hypernyms ("buckle" is a kind of...):
distorted shape; distortion (a shape resulting from distortion)
• BUCKLE (verb)
Meaning:
Fasten with a buckle or buckles
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
buckle; clasp
Hypernyms (to "buckle" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unbuckle (undo the buckle of)
Meaning:
Fold or collapse
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
buckle; crumple
Context example:
His knees buckled
Hypernyms (to "buckle" is one way to...):
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
warp; buckle; heave
Context example:
The highway buckled during the heat wave
Hypernyms (to "buckle" is one way to...):
change surface (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "buckle"):
lift (rise upward, as from pressure or moisture)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
