BUCKLE

Buckle

The buckle or clasp is a device used for fastening two loose ends, with one end attached to it and the other held by a catch in a secure but adjustable manner. Often taken for granted, the invention of the buckle has been indispensable in securing two ends before the invention of the zipper. The basic buckle frame comes in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the intended use and fashion of the era. Buckles are as much in use today as they have been in the past. Used for much more than just securing one’s belt, instead it is one of the most dependable devices in securing a range of items.

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buckle

Noun

  1. A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.
  2. The brisure of an eighth daughter.
  3. An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane frequently occurring over insulation or deck joints. A buckle may be an indication of movement with the roof assembly.
  4. A distortion, bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.
  5. A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.
  6. A contorted expression, as of the face.

Verb

  1. To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
  2. To make bend; to cause to become distorted.
  3. To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
    It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.
  4. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
  5. To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.
  6. To buckle down; to apply oneself.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To fasten using a buckle.
  2. To unite in marriage.


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