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buckle noun

  /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ , /ˈbʌkl̩/
  • A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
 boucle

buckle verb

  /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ , /ˈbʌkl̩/
  • (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
 céder, renoncer, s’affaisser, s’écrouler
  • To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
 déformer, gauchir
  • Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
 se déformer

buckle verb

  /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ , /ˈbʌkl̩/
  • To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way.
 boucler

buckling noun

  /ˈbʌk.əl.ɪŋ/
  • The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).
 flambage

buckled

gauche
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