to buckle

Examples

• All

• Make sure to buckle your seatbelt.

  Freelance (2023)

• Make sure you're buckled up back there!

  On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)

• - You better buckle up.

  End Game (2006)

• All right, ladies, buckle up.

  DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

• So let's buckle up and jump right in.

• You have to buckle your seat belts.

  Positive I.D. (1986)

• Buckle up for safety, everybody.

  Manny & Lo (1996)

• In the car, Bernstein didn't have to tell his grandson to buckle up; the boy did it automatically.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Bandicut found the straps and, with some difficulty, got them buckled and adjusted.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Before the rollercoaster started, the attendant told everyone to buckle their seatbelts for safety.

Synonyms

S

to strap

vsto buckle

222 2.9

To fasten something with a band so it stays in place

uses a framed locking piece rather than merely a wrapped band

S

to secure

vsto buckle

105 3.3

To fasten firmly so it cannot move or be taken

focuses on fastening with a specific frame mechanism rather than general fixing

F

to fasten

vsto buckle

73 1.6

Hold something in place so it cannot move

is specifically about fastening with a framed locking device rather than any method

B

to buckle up

vsto buckle

50 3.9

Fasten a seatbelt or get ready for a difficult, exciting time

is strictly about fastening with a framed locking piece, not idiomatic use

F

to fasten your seat belt

vsto buckle

16 1.7

Buckle the belt across your body to stay safe in a car or plane

describes fastening with a framed lock in any context, not only seats

C

to cinch

vsto buckle

13 5.5

To fasten a strap tightly so it does not slip

relies on a locking frame to fasten rather than just tightening

C

to clasp

vsto buckle

2 3.0

To fasten something with a small hook or buckle

uses a metal frame fastening specifically rather than any small fastener

C

to clinch

vsto buckle

1 4.8

To bend the end of a nail to hold things together

uses a built locking frame to secure rather than deforming or knotting parts

Antonyms

U

to unbuckle

12 3.2

Undo the part that holds a belt or strap closed

Idioms

S

to swash one's buckle

• Archaic

9.9

To try to impress people by showing off or being charming

Phrasal Verbs

B

to buckle up

50 3.9

Fasten a seatbelt or get ready for a difficult, exciting time

B

to buckle down

• Informal

12 4.4

To start working hard and seriously after wasting time

B

to buckle under

4 6.7

To give in to pressure even though you do not want to

B

to buckle to

3 8.4

To give in to pressure or criticism

Compounds

B

belt buckle

16 1.6

A piece of metal that fastens a belt around the waist

How Fastened

to lock

∞ 1.0

to tie

702 1.0

to buckle

102 1.6

to clip

38 1.0

to loose

70 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology