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Verb buckle has 3 senses
- buckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles
--1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Antonyms: unbuckle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- buckle, crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
--2 is one way to collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- heave, buckle, warp - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
--3 is one way to change surface
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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