buckle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

buckle [buckle buckles buckled buckling] verb, noun BrE [ˈbʌkl] NAmE [ˈbʌkl]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive to fasten sth or be fastened with a ↑buckle
•~ (sth) She buckled her belt.
•~ (sth on/up) He buckled on his sword.
•These shoes buckle at the side.
2. intransitive, transitive to become crushed or bent under a weight or force; to crush or bend sth in this way
•The steel frames began to buckle under the strain.
• (figurative)A weaker man would have buckled under the pressure.
•~ sth The crash buckled the front of my car.
3. intransitive when your knees or legs buckle or when you buckle at the knees, your knees become weak and you start to fall
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula ‘cheek strap of a helmet’, from bucca ‘cheek’. Senses 2 and 3 are from French boucler ‘to bulge’.
Derived: ↑buckle down ▪ ↑buckle up
 
noun
a piece of metal or plastic used for joining the ends of a belt or for fastening a part of a bag, shoe, etc.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula ‘cheek strap of a helmet’, from bucca ‘cheek’. Senses 2 and 3 are from French boucler ‘to bulge’.

Example Bank:
•a tall black hat with a silver buckle in front

 
See also: ↑belt up

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  warp, heave, crumple, clasp