buckled
带扣的,带扣,有扣子的,有扣的
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Definitions
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- : a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to another strap.
- : any similar contrivance used for such purposes.
- : an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.
- : a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade.
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buck·led, buck·ling.
- : to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt.
- : to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl.
- : to prepare for action; apply vigorously to something.
- : to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.
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buck·led, buck·ling.
- : to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled.
- : to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson.
- : to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm.
- : to yield, surrender, or give way to another: She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to.
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- : buckle down, to set to work with vigor; concentrate on one's work: He was by nature a daydreamer and found it hard to buckle down.
- : buckle up, to fasten one's belt, seat belt, or buckles: She won't start the car until we've all buckled up.
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Examples
A magnetic buckle system is a nice touch, enabling quick fastening and one-handed opening.
His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.
Her sunny, dimpled smile was betrayed by her hunched, buckled posture.
Corrin buckled first, insisting that Harris sleep on a sofa, then moving out.
Soon after, House Republicans who had been opposed to the Senate version buckled.
Your mall Santa may have a specialized degree under his straining, big-buckled belt.
He buckled dizzily with weakness and nausea, but then an invisible force jolted him upright and motionless.
Save for a mouthful of bread while he buckled on his armor, he had tasted none that direful day.
When we were buckled into a spiral of seats threading the cylinder, Cragley pulled the release lever.
Rick helped the governor in, buckled his safety belt, then ran around and got into the pilot's seat.
It was a leathern girdle, which had evidently been worn buckled upon the waist of the man when alive.