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Pronunciation: (buk'ul), [key]
n., v., -led, -ling.

2. any similar contrivance used for such purposes.
3. an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.
4. a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade.

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

1. to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled.
2. to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. buckle up, to fasten one's belt, seat belt, or buckles: She won't start the car until we've all buckled up.


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