Definitions from Wiktionary (Buckle)
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (by extension) Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
▸ noun: (Canada, heraldry) An image of a clasp (sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
▸ noun: A great conflict or struggle.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.
▸ verb: (figurative)
▸ verb: (reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
▸ verb: (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figurative)
▸ verb: To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
▸ verb: (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
▸ verb: (obsolete except British, dialectal) To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To curl (hair).
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
▸ verb: (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
▸ noun: (countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
▸ noun: (roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
▸ noun: (countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buckles.
▸ Also see buckle
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▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (by extension) Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
▸ noun: (Canada, heraldry) An image of a clasp (sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
▸ noun: A great conflict or struggle.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.
▸ verb: (figurative)
▸ verb: (reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
▸ verb: (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figurative)
▸ verb: To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
▸ verb: (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
▸ verb: (obsolete except British, dialectal) To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To curl (hair).
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
▸ verb: (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
▸ noun: (countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
▸ noun: (roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
▸ noun: (countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buckles.
▸ Also see buckle
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