buckle
/ˈbʌkəl/ verb C2- To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
- Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
- Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield. · It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.
He/she/it buckles · Past buckled · Past participle buckled · -ing form buckling
Verb forms
- Base form
- buckle
- He/she/it
- buckles
- Past
- buckled
- Past participle
- buckled
- -ing form
- buckling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Just give me a help with this buckle, cabman,” he said, kneeling over his task, and never turning his head.
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