• Noun

    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.

    Verb (used with object)

    to fasten with a buckle or buckles
    Buckle your seat belt.
    to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl.
    to prepare (oneself) for action; apply (oneself) vigorously to something.
    to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.

    Verb (used without object)

    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 (often fol. by under )
    She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to.

    Verb phrases

    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.

    Antonyms

    verb
    be lazy , ignore , relax

    tác giả


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