Definition of buckle

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Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.

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Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To join in marriage.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Infibulation :: Infibulation (n.) The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Swasher :: Swashbuckler (n.) A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer..
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 curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.
Crupper :: Crupper (n.) A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards..
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes..
Rushbuckler :: Rushbuckler (n.) A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
Shield :: Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler..
Matachin :: Matachin (n.) An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
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..
Clypeate :: Clypeate (a.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
Tab :: Tab (n.) The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A strap which enters a buckle.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness..
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