buckle
buh kuhl
- n fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
- n a shape distorted by twisting or folding
- v fasten with a buckle or buckles
- v fold or collapse
His knees buckled - v bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
The highway buckled during the heat wave
- I had BOY TOY made into a belt buckle.
- At Newport, some terrible trials for Terrible Ted At the helm of Courageous he still cuts a dashing Errol Flynn figure, but some of the old swash has gone out of his buckle.
- It took a little while for Philadelphia to accept a man who walks around in buckle shoes, white stockings, a frilly white shirt and a red vest, with a gold pocket watch and a .