buckle
noun
[ ˈbʌk(ə)l ]
• a flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap.
• "most rucksacks have quick release buckles"
• a cake made with fruit (typically blueberries) and having a streusel topping.
• "finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert"
buckle
verb
• fasten with a buckle.
• "he buckled his belt"
• bend and give way under a weight or force.
• "the bridge started shaking and then it began to buckle"
Similar:
warp,
become/make warped,
bend,
bend out of shape,
become/make bent,
twist,
become/make twisted,
curve,
become/make curved,
distort,
become/make distorted,
contort,
become/make contorted,
become/make crooked,
deform,
become/make deformed,
malform,
become/make malformed,
misshape,
become/make misshapen,
mangle,
become/make mangled,
develop a kink/wrinkle/fold,
bulge,
arc,
arch,
wrinkle,
crumple,
collapse,
cave in,
give way,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bocle, from Latin buccula ‘cheek strap of a helmet’, from bucca ‘cheek’. buckle (sense 2 of the verb) is from French boucler ‘to bulge’.
