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Buckling

verb
/ˈbʌk.lɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.5

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.verbTo fasten using a buckle.
8.verbTo unite in marriage.
9.nounThe act of fastening a buckle.
10.nounA folding into hills and valleys.
11.nounThe action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
12.adjectiveWavy; curly, as hair.

Synonyms

warpcrumpleheaveclaspswashwarpingdumpingcollapsingcrumplingfoldingyieldingbending

Rhymes With

pricklingsucklingticklingswashbucklingugly ducklingchucklingtrucklingchichling
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