Definition of buckle

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Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..

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Parbuckled :: Parbuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Parbuckl.
Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..
Buckler :: Buckler (v. t.) To shield; to defend.
Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To join in marriage.
Buckler-headed :: Buckler-headed (a.) Having a head like a buckler.
Buckled :: Buckled (imp. & p. p.) of Buckl.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
Biscutate :: Biscutate (a.) Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (v. t.) To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
Unbuckle :: Unbuckle (v. t.) To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe..
Crupper :: Crupper (n.) A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..
Chape :: Chape (n.) The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap..
Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.
Matachin :: Matachin (n.) An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
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