Definition of "buckle" in Anglais

noun

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.

2. A great conflict or struggle.

verb

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

2. To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.

3. To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.

4. To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.

5. To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.

6. To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.

verb

1. To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.

2. To curl (hair).

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

4. 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.

noun

1. (countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.

   • We can’t use that saw any more. It’s got a buckle in its blade.

2. (countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.

3. (countable, obsolete) A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also (countable, uncountable), the state of hair being curled in this manner.