buckle
1. buckle \'b*k-*l\ n [ME bocle, fr. MF, boss of a shield, buckle, fr. L
buccula, dim. of] bucca cheek : a 1: fastening for two loose ends that is
attached to one and holds the other by a catch 2: an ornamental device
that suggests a buckle archaic 3: a crisp curl
2. buckle \'b*k-(*-)lin\ vb or buck.ling 1: to fasten with a buckle 2: to
prepare with vigor for action 3: to cause to bend, give way, or crumple
1: to apply oneself with vigor : STRIVE {~s down to the job} 2: to bend,
heave, warp, or kink usu. under the influence of some external agency 3:
to become distorted by buckling; broadly : COLLAPSE 4: to give way : YIELD
{~ under}
3. buckle n : a product of buckling