Buckle

Definition: Buckle

Buckle

Noun

1. Fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong.

2. A shape distorted by twisting or folding.

Verb

1. Fasten with a buckle or buckles.

2. Fold or collapse; "His knees buckled".

3. Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave".

Date "buckle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	To dream of buckles, foretells that you will be beset with invitations to places of pleasure, and your affairs will be in danger of chaotic confusion. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Food & Agriculture	In a frame saw, the metal strap attached to the upper end of the saw blade, having a terminal loop whereby the blade can be made taut in the sash by a lever or a cotter pin. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Buckle I can't buckle to. I can't give my mind to work. The allusion is to buckling on one's armour or belt. To cut the buckle. To caper about, to heel and toe it in dancing. In jigs the two feet buckle or twist into each other with great rapidity. "Throth, it wouldn't lave a laugh in you to see the parson dancin' down the road on his way home, and the ministher and methodist praicher cuttin' the buckle as they went along."- W. B. Yeats: Fairy Tales of the Irish Peasantry, p. 98 (see also p. 196). To put into buckle. To put into pawn at the rate of 40 per cent. interest. To talk buckle. To talk about marriage. "I took a girl to dinner who talked buckle to me."- Vera, 154. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Mechanical Engineering	Device used to attach flat parts together or secure the end of a metal ribbon. Source: European Union. (references)
Metallurgy	Up-and-down wrinkle. Source: European Union. (references)
	In english, the term "buckle" is also used when the defect is of a smaller extent than usual with a scab and where the sand layer has not been detached from the mould face. Source: European Union. (references)
	Swelling in the surface of a mould due to the generation of steam below the surface;2)the indentation in the casting produced by this swelling. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. A bend in a piece of drill-stem equipment induced by excessive feed pressure b. Deformation of component members of a drill derrick, tripod, or mast, caused by attempting to hoist too heavy a load or by applying excessivestrain when pulling on stuck casing, etc. (references)
Sports & Leisure	Modern boots are fastened with --, which have almost completely replaced the traditional laced boots. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Buckle

Synonyms: clasp (v), crumple (v), heave (v), warp (v). (additional references)

Antonym: unbuckle (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Connection	Pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener; clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp; cramp, cramp iron; ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl; terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle; clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post.
Contention	Contend; with, grapple with, engage with, close with, buckle with, bandy with, try conclusions with, have a brush; n. with, tilt with; encounter, fall foul of, pitch into, clapperclaw, run a tilt at; oppose; reluct.
Convolution	Coil, roll, curl; buckle, spiral, helix, corkscrew, worm, volute, rundle; tendril; scollop, scallop, escalop; kink; ammonite, snakestone.
Exertion	Work hard; rough it; put forth one's strength, put forth a strong arm; fall to work, bend the bow; buckle to, set one's shoulder to the wheel; (resolution); work like a horse, work like a cart horse, work like a galley slave, work like a coal heaver; labor day and night, work day and night; redouble one's efforts; do double duty; work double hours, work double tides; sit up, burn the candle at both ends; stick to; (persevere) a; work one's way, fight one's way; lay about one, hammer at.
Junction	Attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast; Adjective: tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain; fetter; (restrain); lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket; marry; (wed); bridge over, span.
Preparation	Prepare oneself; serve an apprenticeship; (learn); lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to.
Resolution	Buckle to; buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel; put one's heart into; run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns; rush in medias res, plunge in medias res; go in for; insist upon, make a point of; set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon.
Stability	Verb: be firm; Adjective: stick fast; stand firm, keep firm, remain firm; weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	It means buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, 'cause Kansas is going bye-bye (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Enter Errol Flynn here, whose conscience will not allow him to either swash or buckle her, but since hubby is now worm food, I'm guessing all bets are off, mmmmhmmmm (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken) I think I'm in love with your belt buckle. (Smokey and the Bandit; writing credit: Hal Needham; Robert L. Levy) You better buckle up. I've had a lot to drink (The Cable Guy; writing credit: Lou Holtz Jr.)
Lyrics	Buckle up, baby, it's a bumpy ride (Born To Be My Baby; performing artist: Bon Jovi) So buckle up, 'cause (Ugly; performing artist: Bubba Sparxxx) When the belt buckle loosen up, undress me (What'Chu Like; performing artist: Da Brat)
Movie/TV Titles	Gold Buckle Dreams (1995)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The Buckle Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Bell Buckle Biscuits: Stories (reference) Buckle Down on Ohio Mathematics (reference) Buckle Down! on American Citizenship: Teacher's Guide (reference) Buckle My Shoe, Level Er (World of Reading) (reference) Officer Buckle and Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book, 1996) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Poirot - One Two Buckle My Shoe (reference) Buckle Up-Sponsored By General (reference) One Two Buckle My Shoe and Other Fav (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Gold Buckle Dreams (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	McGuire-Nicholas 458 Roller Buckle Leather Belt (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Portrait by Maliby Sykes. Semmes is depicted wearing the belt buckle of a Confederate States Navy Admiral. Credit: NAVY.		Japanese-American volunteers. First AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteer to put on the uniform of the U.S. Army, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Lihue, Kauai, is shown how to buckle on his ammunition belt. Doing the showing is Sergeant John H. Chynowe. Credit: Library of Congress.
	National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. Leather strap with buckle fastening. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Buckle; safety; seatbelt; protection; fasten; fastened; clasp.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Bill Hicks	Supreme Court says pornography is anything without artistic merit that causes sexual thought, that's their definition, essentially. No artistic merit, causes sexual thought. Hmm. Sounds like...every commercial on television, doesn't it? You know, when I see those two twins on that Doublemint commercial? I'm not thinking of gum. I am thinking of chewing, maybe that's the connection they're trying to make. What? You've all seen that Busch beer commercial, where the girl in the short hot pants opens the beer bottle on her belt buckle, leaves it there, and it foams over her hand and over the bottle and the voice over goes, "Get yourself a BUSCH." Hmm. You know what that looks like, nah, no way.
Henry Thomas Buckle	Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it.
	Some of the most beautiful passages in the apostolic writings are quotations from pagan authors.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The buckle of his leather cravat, instead of being on the back of his neck, was under his left ear.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Pa pulled his overall straps in place and snapped the buckle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In some cases a scleral buckle, a tiny synthetic band, is attached to the outside of the eyeball to gently push the wall of the eye against the detached retina. (references)
		Recent studies have also shown that there is a stroke buckle in the stroke belt. Three southeastern states, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, have an extremely high stroke mortality rate, higher than the rate in other stroke belt states and up to two times the stroke mortality rate of the United States overall. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Buckle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 52.79% of the time. "Buckle" is used about 197 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	52.79%	104	31,955
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	34.01%	67	40,952
Lexical Verb (base form)	8.63%	17	85,106
Noun (proper)	4.57%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	197	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "buckle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Buckle	Last name	1,000	17,857
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "buckle".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Caphtor	N/A	Biblical	Buckle
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name
USA	The Buckle Incorporated
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "buckle": bell Buckle ♦ belt buckle ♦ buckle down ♦ buckle down to ♦ buckle down to work ♦ buckle guy ♦ buckle on ♦ buckle on one's armor ♦ buckle oneself to ♦ buckle to ♦ buckle to work ♦ buckle under ♦ buckle up ♦ don't buckle under ♦ fasten with a buckle ♦ To buckle to ♦ turn buckle. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "buckle": buckle-and-strap, buckle-end, buckle-ends, buckle-plate, buckle-scratching.
	Ending with "buckle": belt-buckle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "buckle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		tokëz (clasp, fastener, fastening), shtrëngoj (bind, brace, clamp, clasp, clench, clip, clutch, coerce, compel, compress, constrict, enforce, fasten, force, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hold, hug, jam, keep, oblige, pinch, press, restrict, screw, shake, squash, squeeze, strain, strangle, tighten, vice, wring), mbërthej tokëzën, lidh (articulate, associate, bend, bind, bundle, colligate, concatenate, connect, couple, do up, dress, enfetter, fasten, glue, hitch, hook up, interconnect, join, joint, lace, ligate, link, moor, regard, relate, respect, solder, splice, string, switch on, tie, tie down, truss, unite). (various references)

Arabic		‏مشبك (brace, clasp, clip, fastener, fibula, paper clip, pin), ‏نكب (address), ‏حلية معدنية, ‏غضن (crease, pucker, purse, rumple, spray, wrinkle), ‏تشبك, ‏إنثنى (bend over, flex, folding, ruckle), ‏إنبعج, ‏إلتوى (bend round, double, sprain, strain, twist), ‏إبزيم (clasp, fastening, fibula), ‏ثبت بابزيمة. (various references)

Bulgarian		състезавам се (compete, vie), тока (clasp, ouch), закопчавам (hook, pin on), заемам се (attempt, deal, set out, start out, undertake, volunteer), пафта (belt buckle). (various references)

Chinese		觼 (clasp, ring), 扣, 帶釦 . (various references)

Czech		spona (brace, clasp, copula, hasp), prohýbat se, podlamovat se (give way), přezka (clasp), ohnout se (bend, hook). (various references)

Danish		buckle, boelger (burn, cobble, kink, water mark, waviness), blaesning af formen (false scab), udbøjning (bowing, deflection, deflexion), spaende (fastener), skaerm (fender, mudguard, shield, umbel, video display unit, visual display unit, wing), sammentrykning (bottoming, collapsing, compression), remsamler (alligator fastener, belt fastener, bristol belt lacing, clipper, fastener, metal lace), paabraendt sandklat (expansion scab), lejeskjold (shield). (various references)

Dutch		vastgespen, gespen, gesp (clasp, fastener, fastening, metal lace), dichtgespen. (various references)

Esperanto		buko, buki. (various references)

Faeroese		spenni (safety pin, safety-pin). (various references)

Farsi		پیچ (Bolt, Curve, Knee, Loop, Meander, Ramp, Rick, Screw, Twine, Twist, Vis, Vortex, Whorl), چپراست , قلاب (Clasp, Crampon, Creel, Frog, Grapple, Hank, Hook, Link, Pennant, Tach, Uncus), تسمه فلزی , سگک (Tach), خم شدن (Bow, Decline, Lean, Lob, Recline, Sag, Stoop, Wilt), دست وپنجه نرم کردن (Scrimmage), باسگک بستن . (various references)

Finnish		solki (clasp, clip), panna solkeen, nurjahdus. (various references)

French		boucle (buckles), boucler. (various references)

Frisian		gasp. (various references)

German		schnalle (clasp), spange (bangle, bar, barrette, bracelet, clasp, hair slide, hasp, hook, strap), zuschnallen (fasten, strap up). (various references)

Greek		πόρπη (brooch, clasp, clip, hasp). (various references)

Hebrew		לקרוס (collapse, kneel, topple, writhe), לאבזם (fasten with a buckle), ל�"תעקם (be bent, curve, wriggle), לרכוס (button, fasten, zip, zip up), פריפ�" (pin, safety pin), אבזם (clasp), חבט, רכס (mound, mountain, range, ridge). (various references)

Hungarian		csat (clasp, fastener, hasp, Morse, snap). (various references)

Indonesian		timang, menggesperkan, mengaitkan (link), gesper (clasp). (various references)

Italian		fibbia (clasp). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		留め金具 , � め金 (clamp, clasp), バチカン宮殿 (Bacchus, bacillus, back, back charge, back combing, back issue, back margin, back music, back screen, back-band, backbone, back-drop, backfire, backgammon, background, background music, backhand, backing, backless, backlog, back-number, backpack, backpacking, back-propagation, backs, backskin, backslash, backspace, backspin, backstab, backstop, backstretch, backstroke, backswing, backtrack, back-tracking, backup, badge, BADGE system, bag, batch, batch size, bathyscaphe, batter in the hole, bug, bugging, merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels, rearview mirror, suplex, Vatican), 尾� . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		バックル , しめがね (clamp, clasp), びじょう (adenoids, caudal, nasal polyps, tail), とめかなぐ. (various references)

Korean		버클. (various references)

Manx		glackey (adopt, adopt as report, apprehension, catch, catch out, clutch, holdfast, input, reception, seize, shoot, shot, snatch), buggyl. (various references)

Norwegian		spenne. (various references)

Papago		sihnju. (various references)

Papiamen		hèspu, gespu. (various references)

Pig Latin		ucklebay.(various references)

Portuguese		fivela (loop), afivelar (clasp). (various references)

Romanian		curburã (bend, bent, camber, crack, crook, curvature, curve, flexion, flexure, sweep), cataramã (clasp, hasp, shackle), îndoiturã (bent, cockle, crack, crease, flection, fold, sag), încãtãrãma (clasp). (various references)

Russian		сгибать (bend, crook, flex, fold, hunch, inflect), застегивать пряжку, застегивать пряжка, пряжка (barrette, clasp, ouch), пристегивать (hook). (various references)

Scottish		buclaich (va. buckle), bucall (a buckle). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zakopčati (button up, clasp, do up, enclasp), ugnuti (bend, dent), saviti (bend, camber, curl, flex, fold, furl, inflect, recurve), pređica, kopča (clasp, clasp-pin, fastening, hasp, hook, snap), izviti (camber), šnala (clasp, hairpin). (various references)

Spanish		hebilla (barrette), corchete (accolade, brace, clasp, hook, popper, staple), alabeo (set, warp). (various references)

Swedish		spänne (brace, clasp, clip, fastener, fastening), spänna (brace, draw, put to, span, strain, stretch, string, tauten, tense, tighten), buckla (bodywork damage, boss, Dent, indent, indentation, knob, pot). (various references)

Thai		พังทลาย (collapse), ทำให้โค้งงอ, ทำให้โค้งหรืองอ, รั�"เข็มขั�" (buckle up), ยอม (give in), หัวเข็มขั�". (various references)

Turkish		boyun eğmek (bend, bend the knee, bow, bow down, buckle under, cave, comply, comply with, give way, indulge, knuckle down, knuckle under, resign oneself to, sit down under, submit, surrender, truckle), bükmek (bend, contort, crook, curl, curl up, curve, distort, double, entwine, entwist, flex, fold, fold down, hook, inflect, intwine, spring, strand, throw, twine, twist, wind up, wrench, wrest, wring), yenilgiyi kabul etmek, toka ile tutturmak (buckle on, buckle up), toka (bobby pin, clasp, clip, fastener, fibula, grip, hairgrip, handshake, hasp, ouch, slide), kopça (clasp, eyelet, frog, hasp, hook, snap), iliştirmek (affix, append, attach, buckle on, buckle up, enclose, fasten, inclose, subjoin), eğmek (bend, bow, cant, contort, curve, decline, droop, flex, incline, incurve, inflect, ply, slant, spring, stoop, sway, tilt, warp), eğilmek (bend, bow, cant over, curve, dip, double, double up, droop, duck, fall down, hang, hang over, incline, lean, sag, spring, stoop, strain, tilt, tip, warp, yield), eğilme (bending, curvature, dip, droop, flexure, hunch, inclination, inflection, inflexion, lean, proneness, spring, stoop, tilt, tip). (various references)

Turkmen		toka. (various references)

Ukrainian		скоба (bail, brace, bracket, clamp, clench, clinch, clincher, clip, cramp, holdfast, staple, stirrup), готуватися (prepare, study), гнути (bend, bow, curve), одружити, згин (bending, bight, crease, flection, flexion, fold, ply, wimple, wind, winding, wriggle), застібати пряжку, пряжка (clasp), поженити. (various references)

Welsh		bwcl. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	buccula, fibula, fibulam, fibulas. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	bocler. (various references)
Middle French	1400-1600	boucler. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "buckle": buckled, buckler, bucklered, bucklering, bucklers, buckles. (additional references)
	Words ending with "buckle": parbuckle, swashbuckle, turnbuckle, unbuckle. (additional references)
	Words containing "buckle": parbuckled, parbuckles, swashbuckled, swashbuckler, swashbucklers, swashbuckles, turnbuckles, unbuckled, unbuckles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Buckle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bacale, bacle, Bakokele, Bekele, biccie, bickel, bickie, bickle, bikkie, Bockelie, bockle, Bockley, bokkle, Bokulo, brucella, bruckle, Buchli, Buchloh, Buckden, Bucke, buckell, Bucklow, bucle, Bukalo, Burkel, Buscel, buscle, Byculla, kuckle, Muckla, ruckle, Ukele, Unckel. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "buckle" (pronounced bu"kul)
4	-u" k u l	chuckle, Huckle, suckle, knuckle, muckle, ruckle.
3	-k u l	acoustical, aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, alphabetical, analytical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, article, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, barnacle, biblical, bicycle, bifocal, biochemical, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, brickle, cackle, categorical, cervical, chemical, Chronicle, chronological, circle, classical, clavicle, clerical, clinical, comical, commonsensical, conical, coracle, cortical, crackle, critical, cubicle, cuticle, cycle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, debacle, dermatological, diabolical, diacritical, dialectical, domical, ducal, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encircle, encyclical, epidemiological, epochal, equivocal, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, etymological, evangelical, fanatical, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geophysical, geopolitical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, graphical, gynecological, hackle, heckle, helical, heretical, heterocercal, hierarchical, historical, honeysuckle, hypercritical, hypocritical, hypothetical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, impractical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, spherical, sprinkle, statistical, stereotypical, stickle, strategical, surgical, symmetrical, tabernacle, tackle, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, tentacle, testicle, theatrical, theological, inimical, ironical, jackal, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, local, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, matriarchal, mechanical, medical, meikle, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, meteorological, methodical, methodological, metrical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, morphological, motorcycle, musical, mystical, mythical, mythological, nautical, neoclassical, neurological, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, numerical, obstacle, ontological, optical, Oracle, oratorical, ornithological, paradoxical, particle, pathological, patriarchal, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, photochemical, physical, physiological, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, popsicle, practical, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, pumpernickel, puritanical, quizzical, rabbinical, radical, radiological, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, rhetorical, runkle, sabbatical, satirical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, sociological, theoretical, tickle, tinkle, topical, toxicological, trickle, tricycle, tropical, twinkle, typical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncle, uncritical, uneconomical, unequivocal, unethical, unicycle, unshackle, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, vocal, whimsical, Winkle, wrinkle, zoological.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-e-k-l-u"
	-2 letters: beck, blue, buck, bulk, club, clue, cube, cuke, leku, lube, luce, luck.
	-3 letters: bel, cel, cub, cue, ecu, elk, kue, lek, leu, uke.
	-4 letters: be, el.
	Words containing the letters "b-c-e-k-l-u"
	+1 letter: buckled, buckler, buckles.
	+2 letters: blesbuck, bluejack, bluetick, bucklers, bullneck, subclerk, unbuckle.
	+3 letters: blesbucks, bluejacks, blueticks, bucketful, bucklered, bullnecks, cocklebur, parbuckle, subclerks, unblocked, unbuckled, unbuckles.
	+4 letters: backhauled, blockhouse, bluejacket, bucketfuls, bucketsful, bucklering, bullnecked, cherublike, cockleburs, lumberjack, parbuckled, parbuckles, superblock, turnbuckle, turtleback.
	+5 letters: blockbuster, blockhouses, bloodsucker, bluejackets, huckleberry, knuckleball, knucklebone, lumberjacks, superblocks, swashbuckle, turnbuckles, turtlebacks, uncheckable, unshockable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
belt buckle	1,221	belt buckle punk	26
buckle	670	wholesale belt buckle	26
the buckle	477	buckle up	25
western belt buckle	162	military belt buckle	24
cowboy belt buckle	92	wholesale buckle	23
custom belt buckle	85	belt buckle cadillac	23
buckle store	73	brass belt buckle	23
buckle clothing store	65	rodeo buckle	22
buckle clothing	62	skull belt buckle	22
bell buckle tennessee	60	belt buckle glass	22
brass buckle	45	harley davidson belt buckle	20
buckle fracture	42	silver buckle	20
silver belt buckle	41	cam buckle	18
belt buckle wichita	39	amy buckle	18
belt buckle knife	34	bell buckle	17
name belt buckle	33	western buckle	17
plastic buckle	32	shoes buckle	17
belt buckle jackass	29	trophy buckle	17
berry blue buckle	28	buckle boot	17
personalized belt buckle	27	civil war belt buckle	15
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Buckle

Definition: Buckle

Buckle

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Buckle

Synonyms: Buckle

Synonyms within Context: Buckle

Connection

Contention

Convolution

Exertion

Junction

Preparation

Resolution

Stability

Crosswords: Buckle

Modern Usage: Buckle

Screenplays

Lyrics

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Buckle

References

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Buckle

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Photo Album: Buckle

Sounds Captioned with "Buckle".

Familiar Quotations: Buckle

Bill Hicks

Henry Thomas Buckle

Use in Literature: Buckle

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Buckle

Usage Frequency: Buckle

Name Usage Frequency: Buckle

Derived & Related Names: Buckle

Usage in Company Names: Buckle

The Buckle Incorporated

Expression: Buckle

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Buckle

Modern Translation: Buckle

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Dutch

Esperanto

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Farsi

Finnish

French

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German

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Hebrew

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Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

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