Definitions
1.verbTo distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
2.verbTo make bend; to cause to become distorted.
3.verbTo give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person)."It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work."
4.verbTo yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
5.verbTo enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.
6.verbTo buckle down; to apply oneself.
7.nounA clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap.
8.nounThe brisure of an eighth daughter.
9.noun(roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane frequently occurring over insulation or deck joints. A buckle may be an indication of movement with the roof assembly.
10.nounA distortion, bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.
11.nounA curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.
12.nounA contorted expression, as of the face.
13.verbTo fasten using a buckle.
14.verbTo unite in marriage.