Another word for buckle | Synonyms for buckle

Another word for buckle

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buckle

n.

clasp, clamp, catch, fastening; see fastener.

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Another word for buckle

verb

To fall in:
cave in, collapse, crumple, give, go. Idiom: give way. See explosion
To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:
bow¹, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield. (Informal) fold. See resist

phrasal verb buckle down

To devote (oneself or one's efforts):

address, apply, bend, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See collect, work

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As he slid away, his belt buckle gouged into her stomach and she cried out in pain.
The large belt buckle at his lean waist lay flat against a washboard stomach.
Where the central oceanic buckle attains the water-line we have our oceanic islands, seen in our type ocean, as St Helena and the Azores.
Her gaze continued up to the large western belt buckle that hugged his flat abdomen.
As his square toed western boots clicked across the floor, a large belt buckle traced the graceful swing of his stride.

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