ALL meanings of buckling
buck·le
B b - noun buckling Buckling happens when a force presses on a slender structure and makes it collapse. 3
- noun buckling a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to another strap. 1
- noun buckling any similar contrivance used for such purposes. 1
- noun buckling an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance. 1
- noun buckling a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade. 1
- verb with object buckling to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt. 1
- verb with object buckling to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl. 1
- verb with object buckling to prepare (oneself) for action; apply (oneself) vigorously to something. 1
- verb with object buckling to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure. 1
- verb without object buckling to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled. 1
- verb without object buckling to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson. 1
- verb without object buckling to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm. 1
- verb without object buckling to yield, surrender, or give way to another (often followed by under): She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to. 1
- adjective buckling crumpling 1
- adjective buckling giving way, collapsing 1
- noun buckling (geology) A folding into hills and valleys. 0
- noun buckling The action of collapsing under pressure or stress. 0
- noun buckling A young male domestic goat of between one and two years. 0
- noun buckling Smoked herring. 0
- verb buckling present participle of buckle. 0
- adjective buckling Wavy; curly, as hair. 0