to unbuckle
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3.2
- verb
- /ʌnˈbʌkəl/
:
desabrochar
- How do you unbuckle this?
- unbuckled her belt
- unbuckle his seatbelt
- unbuckled the strap
As I said, headset off, unbuckle harness, open door.
- As I said, headset off, unbuckle harness, open door.
- The cabin becomes your playground and your tomb to unbuckle and experience weightlessness.
- He opens like the sliding door to the van unbuckles me like rips me out of the car seat, pulls me on to this.
Examples
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For your safety, please unbuckle your seat belts.
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Finally, she goes to unbuckle his belt, but he stops her.
Fiction book (1998) -
For your safety, please unbuckle your seat belts.
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Now, very slowly, unbuckle your service belt, drop it to the ground, toss it to the left.
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Sir, please unbuckle your seatbelt.
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Then you'll have to unbuckle your belt.
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Now, unbuckle the belt.
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Carl, unbuckle him.
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And Jimmy One Rock reached up and unbuckled Roy's seat belt.
Fiction book (1992) -
INT. SHUTTLE FREEDOM: A.J., Chick, and Bear unbuckle and begin to rise from their seats.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
35
2.5
To take something off where it hangs, like a coat or necklace
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1.3
Unfasten something that is tied or fastened
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3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
4
5.7
To take off something that is attached to another thing, like a trailer or bicycle
4
3.9
To take off a belt or band that holds something in place
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8.1
Open or take off the strap that holds a piece of clothing at the waist
Untie rope or straps that hold something in place
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unbuckle is made of un- meaning 'reverse' and buckle meaning 'a fastener on a belt or strap'. So to unbuckle is to 'open' or 'release' that fastener, like taking off a seat belt.