buckle

buckle
buck|le1 [ˈbʌkəl] v
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1¦(bend)¦
2¦(knees/legs)¦
3¦(do something you do not want)¦
4¦(fasten)¦
Phrasal verbs
　buckle down
　buckle up
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1.) ¦(BEND)¦ [I and T]
to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something bend or curve in this way
▪ The steel pillars began to buckle.
buckle under
▪ The rails buckled under the intense heat of the fire.
2.) ¦(KNEES/LEGS)¦
if your knees or legs buckle, they become weak and bend
= ↑give way
▪ John felt his knees start to buckle.
3.) ¦(DO SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT)¦ [I]
to do something that you do not want to do because a difficult situation forces you to do it
= ↑give in
▪ To his credit, he refused to buckle.
buckle under the pressure/strain/weight
▪ A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism.
4.) ¦(FASTEN)¦ [I and T]
to fasten a buckle or be fastened with a buckle
▪ Amy buckled the belt around her waist.
buckle sth on/up/together
▪ Lou was buckling on his revolver.
buckle down [i]phr v
to start working very hard
buckle down to
▪ You'd better buckle down to some revision now.
buckle up phr v
to fasten your ↑seat belt in a car, aircraft etc
buckle 2
buckle2 n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: bocle 'buckle, raised part in the center of a shield', from buccola 'strap for a helmet', from bucca 'cheek']
a piece of metal used for fastening the two ends of a belt, for fastening a shoe, bag etc, or for decoration

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