buckle

  • 11Buckle — (spr. Böckl), Henry Thomas, geb. 24. Nov. 1822 in Lee bei London, war von seinem Vater, einem wohlhabenden Kaufmann, für das Geschäftsleben bestimmt u. arbeitete in dessen Bureau, verließ indeß diese Laufbahn bald u. privatisirte als Gelehrter,… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12Buckle — (spr. böckl), Henry Thomas, engl. Kulturhistoriker, geb. 24. Nov. 1821 als Sohn eines Schiffsreeders, gest. 29. Mai 1862, trat in das väterliche Geschäft, widmete sich aber, als sein Vater ihm 1840 ein ausreichendes Vermögen hinterließ,… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13Buckle — (spr. böckl), Henry Thomas, engl. Kulturhistoriker, geb. 24. Nov. 1821 zu Lee in Kent, gest. auf einer Reise 29. Mai 1862 zu Damaskus, bes. bekannt durch seine »History of civilisation in England« (1857 u.ö.; deutsch von Ruge, 7. Aufl. 1900). –… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 14buckle — vb *flex, crook, bow Analogous words: *break, crack, snap, burst: bend, twist, *curve …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 15buckle — buck|le1 [ˈbʌkəl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(knees/legs)¦ 3¦(do something you do not want)¦ 4¦(fasten)¦ Phrasal verbs 　buckle down 　buckle up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BEND)¦ [I and T] to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16buckle — buckleless, adj. /buk euhl/, n., v., buckled, buckling. n. 1. a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to… …

    Universalium

  • 17buckle — I UK [ˈbʌk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms buckle : present tense I/you/we/they buckle he/she/it buckles present participle buckling past tense buckled past participle buckled 1) buckle or buckle up [intransitive/transitive] to fasten a buckle, or to… …

    English dictionary

  • 18buckle — buck|le1 [ bʌkl ] noun count a metal object through which a STRAP is passed to fasten a belt, shoe, bag, etc. buckle buck|le 2 [ bʌkl ] verb 1. ) buckle or buckle up intransitive or transitive to fasten a buckle, or be fastened with a buckle: The …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19buckle — I n. 1) to fasten a buckle 2) to undo, unfasten a buckle 3) a brass buckle II v. (D; intr.) ( to collapse ) to buckle under (to buckle under severe pressure) * * * [ bʌk(ə)l] unfasten a buckle a brass buckle to fasten a buckle to undo (D; intr.)… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 20buckle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to fasten a buckle or be joined together with a buckle: The strap buckles at the side. | buckle sth: buckle a satchel | buckle sth on/up/together: Lou was buckling on his revolver. 2 (I, T) to become bent or curved because of heat …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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