Word Finder - buckled

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To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.

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To make bend; to cause to become distorted.

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To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).

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It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work.

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To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.

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To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.

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To buckle down; to apply oneself.

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To fasten using a buckle.

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To unite in marriage.

Her knees buckled and she slumped to the floor, wracked by ragged sobs.

Mums was still chuckling as she buckled Destiny into the car.

Pain shot through her ankle and her knees buckled.

With Destiny buckled in safely and Jonathan sitting beside her, he climbed behind the wheel and started the car.

As soon as I was buckled, Mrs. Armstrong took off down the road.

The iron gate closed and then buckled as the furious demon beat against it.

There was a moment of silence before the door buckled beneath a blow that sent her sprawling.

The surface of the glass produced in this way may be modified by altering the surface of the rolling-table; if the table has a smooth surface, the glass will also be more or less smooth, but much dented and buckled on the surface and far from having the smooth face of blown sheet.

The floor is of buckled plates paved with wood blocks.

She smiled at the compliment and his hand a squeeze that buckled his knees; then changed the subject.

All swashes buckled and timbers thoroughly shivered or your money back!

Then, having tied the wooden creature securely, the boy buckled the strap and tossed his prisoner into the buggy.

It is the same as if all these traps were buckled to a man's belt, and he could not move over the rough country where our lines are cast without dragging them--dragging his trap.

Rostov, his eyes avoiding Denisov, began buttoning his coat, buckled on his saber, and put on his cap.

The officers buttoned up their coats, buckled on their swords and pouches, and moved along the ranks shouting.

Powdered footmen, in livery with buckled shoes and smart stockings, stood at every door anxiously noting visitors' every movement in order to offer their services.

All swashes buckled and timbers thoroughly shivered or your money back !

Shoppers can choose from traditional backpacks, convertible styles, and buckled bags from names like David King, Rawlings, and Piel.

You should just be able to insert your finger between the collar and the kitten's neck when it's buckled.

If a laminate floor gets too wet it could cause the edges of the laminate boards to expand, resulting in a buckled floor.

True, if you wear those jeans buckled at the thighs with a backwards baseball cap, you'll look ridiculous.

Doing something as simple as making sure your child is buckled in properly every time he or she gets into a vehicle may save his or her life.

A rugged buckled leather sandal with a secured back, the Bravo is available in brown.

This three-strapped, buckled shoe is perfect for slipping your feet into and heading out for a late night summer stroll.

The audience and judges alike took one look at him and buckled up for a cringe worthy audition.

When Connie arrived, Lisa had barely buckled her seatbelt before she started asking questions.

We buckled down and managed three sessions.

The cell wall buckled and bent.

She slipped into the seat and slammed the door shut, avoiding his eyes while she buckled her seat belt.

Five minutes later, Denisov came into the hut, climbed with muddy boots on the bed, lit his pipe, furiously scattered his things about, took his leaded whip, buckled on his saber, and went out again.

He waited while she buckled her seat belt and stashed her things.

Her knees buckled and hit the cabinet.

Taking the Atlantic as our simplest type, we may say that the surface of an ocean basin resembles that of a mighty trough or syncline, buckled up more or less centrally in a medial ridge, which is bounded by two long and deep marginal hollows, in the cores of which still deeper grooves sink to the profoundest depths.