Synonyms for buckle

Most common

surrender · fold · buck · crumple · bend · clasp

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

unbuckle, form

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.

2. v. 2

   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.

3. v. 3

   To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.

4. n. 1

   A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

Related words

Word family

buckle-beggar buckler buckling

Phrases

buckle down buckle under buckle hat buckle over bread buckle buckle in buckle to buckle up

Forms

Plural

buckles → belts…

Past participle

buckled
e.g. buckled → crumpled, breaked, folded, bucked…

Example sentences

• surrender Sami was forced by the police to surrender his dog.
• fold "I can't fold another crane," she said to herself.
• buck Benedito saw Adriano's buck grazing near his herd.
• crumple Do not fold or crumple this sheet.
• bend Bend over backwards for him and he still complain.
• clasp She fastened the clasp of her necklace.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

belt¹, cave¹, fold¹, bend¹, buck¹, warp¹

5 letters

break¹, clasp¹, heave¹

7 letters

crumple²

8 letters

collapse²

9 letters

surrender³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crumple² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

boucler

Deutsch

umringen

Català

encerclar