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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Buckle \Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buckling}.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See {Buckle}, n.] 1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted. [1913 Webster] 3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but by mid 20th century, usually used with down; -- as, the programmers buckled down and worked late hours to finish the project in time for the promised delivery date. [1913 Webster +PJC] Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 4. To join in marriage. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Buckle \Buc"kle\, n. [OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.] 1. A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled. [1913 Webster] Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. A contorted expression, as of the face. [R.] [1913 Webster] 'Gainst nature armed by gravity, His features too in buckle see. --Churchill. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Buckle \Buc"kle\ (b[u^]k"k'l), v. i. 1. To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink. [1913 Webster] Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. --Pepys. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall. [1913 Webster] 3. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle. --Pepys. [1913 Webster] 4. To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend. [1913 Webster] The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {To buckle to}, to bend to; to engage with zeal. [1913 Webster] To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] Before buckling to my winter's work. --J. D. Forbes. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: buckle n 1: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong 2: a shape distorted by twisting or folding [syn: {warp}, {buckle}] v 1: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {buckle}, {clasp}] [ant: {unbuckle}] 2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: {buckle}, {crumple}] 3: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" [syn: {heave}, {buckle}, {warp}]