Meaning of buckle in English
Verb
buckleDefinitions
1. fasten with a buckle or bucklesAntonyms
- 2. fold or collapse
Examples
- « His knees buckled »
- 3. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Examples
- « The highway buckled during the heatwave »
Noun
buckleEtymology
Middle English: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula‘cheek strap of a helmet’, from bucca‘cheek’. buckle (sense 2 of the verb) is from French boucler‘to bulge’Definitions
1. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strapExamples
- « often has loose prong »
- 2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding