Buckle Meaning | VocabAct | NutSpace

-- MEANING --

Buckle: a piece of metal or plastic at the end of a belt or strap that is used for fastening it.

-- SENTENCE --

He unfastened the buckles and took off the coat.

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RELATED WORDS:
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belt (noun)
a narrow piece of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist, for example to keep your clothes in place or for decoration

braces (noun)
(british) two long narrow pieces of cloth that go over a man’s shoulders and are fastened to the waist of his trousers at the front and back in order to hold them up. The American word is suspenders.

buckle (noun)
a metal object through which a strap is passed to fasten a belt, shoe, bag etc

button (noun)
a small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole

clasp (noun)
a metal object used for fastening a piece of jewellery, bag, belt etc

cord (noun)
a long piece of material used as a belt

-- BUCKLE (VERB) --

collapse (verb)
if a building or other structure collapses, it suddenly falls down

fall down (phrasal verb)
if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition

fall over (phrasal verb)
if something falls over, it falls so that its side is on the ground

cave in (phrasal verb)
if a roof or wall caves in, it falls down or inwards

fall in (phrasal verb)
if a roof or wall falls in, it falls to the ground

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