Buckle
verb
To attach or fasten with a buckle.
She buckled her seatbelt before starting the car
Often appears as...
- buckle your seatbelt
- buckle the belt
verb
To bend or fold under pressure or strain.
The bridge might buckle under the weight of the heavy trucks
Often appears as...
- buckle under pressure
- buckle under weight
noun
A device used to fasten two loose ends, with a frame and a pin.
He fastened the buckle on his belt
Often appears as...
- belt buckle
- shoe buckle
verb
To accept a difficult or unpleasant situation.
You need to buckle down and study if you want to pass the exam
Often appears as...
- buckle down to work
- buckle down and study
verb
To attach or fasten with a buckle.
She buckled her seatbelt before starting the car
Often appears as...
- buckle your seatbelt
- buckle the belt
verb
To bend or fold under pressure or strain.
The bridge might buckle under the weight of the heavy trucks
Often appears as...
- buckle under pressure
- buckle under weight
noun
A device used to fasten two loose ends, with a frame and a pin.
He fastened the buckle on his belt
Often appears as...
- belt buckle
- shoe buckle
verb
To accept a difficult or unpleasant situation.
You need to buckle down and study if you want to pass the exam
Often appears as...
- buckle down to work
- buckle down and study
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Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Often used in the context of safety measures, especially in vehicles.
Always buckle your helmet securely before riding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Belts
'Buckle' is used for various fastening contexts, not limited to belts.
Buckle the lifejacket's straps to ensure it stays on.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Often used in the context of safety measures, especially in vehicles.
Always buckle your helmet securely before riding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Belts
'Buckle' is used for various fastening contexts, not limited to belts.
Buckle the lifejacket's straps to ensure it stays on.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Often used in the context of safety measures, especially in vehicles.
Always buckle your helmet securely before riding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Belts
'Buckle' is used for various fastening contexts, not limited to belts.
Buckle the lifejacket's straps to ensure it stays on.
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Keith Schacht & Zach...
but doesn't use a buckle. Taking it a little further, if you wove those strips together -- kind of like a little basket -- you could make a shape-retaining sheet, and then you could embed it in a so you could make a picnic sheet that wraps around the table, so that way on a windy day it wouldn't blow away. For our next technology, it's hard to observe
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Rule Your World: Travel...
every once in a while pull it out of your pocket so let's say that your kids don't want to wear their seat belt explain to them the consequences of not wearing one they'll likely buckle up even more important look for ways to explain why when people know why they have to do something they understand the reasons more deeply and
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Exclusive: Matt Damon...
extra time you're gonna have more time for homework and she looked at me like she cuz I don't need more time for homework I'm the smartest kid in my class so I was just like all right hotshot what are you gonna do with this extra time and she looked at me and she said I'm gonna play yeah and it just buckled me because I
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How fast are you moving...
They mean something only with respect to arbitrarily chosen, artificial frames of reference. If, someday, you are buckled into your spaceship, and you see from the side window, say, a space station whizz by at constant speed, there is no way to know which of you is really moving.
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How Cicadas Become...
ginormous wave is the only trick cicadas have up their sleeve individually they're helpless but in the trillions they're overwhelming and if the story just ended there it'd be pretty amazing but buckle up it takes a bizarre twist you haven't heard about the zombies yet
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On exploring the oceans...
trip on 72% of the planet so buckle up okay and what we're going to do is we're going to immerse ourselves in my world and what I'm going to try to I hope I make the following points I'm going to make it right now in case I forget is
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The agony of opioid...
But I believed that if I saved myself from the withdrawal with the drugs that I would never be free of them, and so we buckled ourselves in, and I dropped the last dose. As my brain experienced life without prescription opioids
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Why should you read...
as a ship buckles beneath the waves. This is no ordinary storm, but a violent and vengeful tempest, and it sets the stage for Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play. As the skies clear, we are invited into a world
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12 truths I learned from...
and me exactly as much as He or She loves your new grandchild. Go figure. The movement of grace is what changes us, heals us and heals our world. To summon grace, say, "Help," and then buckle up.
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Sled Dogs: More Than...
when you're on the sled and you're going and it's just quiet and you can just hear the dogs running and like the little clutter of the buckles and the clicks I think that's the most peaceful
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Keith Schacht & Zach...
but doesn't use a buckle. Taking it a little further, if you wove those strips together -- kind of like a little basket -- you could make a shape-retaining sheet, and then you could embed it in a so you could make a picnic sheet that wraps around the table, so that way on a windy day it wouldn't blow away. For our next technology, it's hard to observe
Video examples
Rule Your World: Travel...
every once in a while pull it out of your pocket so let's say that your kids don't want to wear their seat belt explain to them the consequences of not wearing one they'll likely buckle up even more important look for ways to explain why when people know why they have to do something they understand the reasons more deeply and
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Exclusive: Matt Damon...
extra time you're gonna have more time for homework and she looked at me like she cuz I don't need more time for homework I'm the smartest kid in my class so I was just like all right hotshot what are you gonna do with this extra time and she looked at me and she said I'm gonna play yeah and it just buckled me because I
Video examples
How fast are you moving...
They mean something only with respect to arbitrarily chosen, artificial frames of reference. If, someday, you are buckled into your spaceship, and you see from the side window, say, a space station whizz by at constant speed, there is no way to know which of you is really moving.
Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
ginormous wave is the only trick cicadas have up their sleeve individually they're helpless but in the trillions they're overwhelming and if the story just ended there it'd be pretty amazing but buckle up it takes a bizarre twist you haven't heard about the zombies yet
Video examples
On exploring the oceans...
trip on 72% of the planet so buckle up okay and what we're going to do is we're going to immerse ourselves in my world and what I'm going to try to I hope I make the following points I'm going to make it right now in case I forget is
Video examples
The agony of opioid...
But I believed that if I saved myself from the withdrawal with the drugs that I would never be free of them, and so we buckled ourselves in, and I dropped the last dose. As my brain experienced life without prescription opioids
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Why should you read...
as a ship buckles beneath the waves. This is no ordinary storm, but a violent and vengeful tempest, and it sets the stage for Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play. As the skies clear, we are invited into a world
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
and me exactly as much as He or She loves your new grandchild. Go figure. The movement of grace is what changes us, heals us and heals our world. To summon grace, say, "Help," and then buckle up.
Video examples
Sled Dogs: More Than...
when you're on the sled and you're going and it's just quiet and you can just hear the dogs running and like the little clutter of the buckles and the clicks I think that's the most peaceful
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Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls and all our children, that's what I want.
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Phyllis Smith
American Actress
Just go for it. Don't be afraid of trying new things. You have absolutely no idea what's going to present itself to you. Don't be frightened. Just buckle down and do whatever your heart desires.
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Lyle Lovett
American Musician
If someone gives you a belt buckle, it's like a piece of jewelry. It has the same sort of emotional significance. It would be something you would intend to keep forever.
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Elizabeth Reaser
American Actress
Eventually, I realized that I would not have a life until I buckled down. Once I did, I auditioned for Juilliard - and that changed everything.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.
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Robert Ballard
American Scientist
You don't go to Gettysburg with a shovel, you don't take belt buckles off the Arizona.
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Saad Hariri
Lebanese Politician
I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
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Ranveer Brar
Indian Chef
I think we shouldn't buckle up our creativity. You've got to experiment!
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Wamiqa Gabbi
As a Punjabi, I feel we need to buckle up with more discipline.
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Geraint Thomas
Welsh Athlete
I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls and all our children, that's what I want.
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Phyllis Smith
American Actress
Just go for it. Don't be afraid of trying new things. You have absolutely no idea what's going to present itself to you. Don't be frightened. Just buckle down and do whatever your heart desires.
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Lyle Lovett
American Musician
If someone gives you a belt buckle, it's like a piece of jewelry. It has the same sort of emotional significance. It would be something you would intend to keep forever.
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Elizabeth Reaser
American Actress
Eventually, I realized that I would not have a life until I buckled down. Once I did, I auditioned for Juilliard - and that changed everything.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.
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Robert Ballard
American Scientist
You don't go to Gettysburg with a shovel, you don't take belt buckles off the Arizona.
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Saad Hariri
Lebanese Politician
I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
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Ranveer Brar
Indian Chef
I think we shouldn't buckle up our creativity. You've got to experiment!
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Wamiqa Gabbi
As a Punjabi, I feel we need to buckle up with more discipline.
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Geraint Thomas
Welsh Athlete
I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.
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