āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Buckle
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ, āĻŦāύā§āϧāύā§
a piece of metal or plastic with a hinged pin that is used for fastening a belt, bag, shoe, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old leather satchel had a brass buckle that added a touch of vintage charm.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻļ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
02
a deformation or bend caused by twisting, folding, or compression
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A buckle appeared in the panel after impact.
to buckle
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž
to secure by using a clasp or fastening mechanism
Transitive: to buckle strap of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiker will buckle the backpack straps for a comfortable fit.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž, āύāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to bend, typically under pressure
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wooden floorboards began to buckle after prolonged exposure to moisture.
āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻļā§ āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āϤāĻā§āϤāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āύāϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to give way or fail due to excessive strain
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The support beams buckled during the earthquake, causing the entire structure to collapse.
āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āϧāϏ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause something to bend or warp under pressure or stress
Transitive: to buckle a structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The impact of the collision buckled the car's door, making it difficult to open.
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