Buckle

English Meaning

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.

1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.
2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.
3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.
4. To fasten with a buckle.
5. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.
6. To become fastened with a buckle.
7. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.
8. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.
9. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.
10. buckle down To apply oneself with determination.
11. buckle up To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.