Buckle

·noun To join in marriage.

II. Buckle ·noun A contorted expression, as of the face.

III. Buckle ·vi To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.

IV. Buckle ·vi To Yield; to give way; to cease opposing.

V. Buckle ·noun To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness.

VI. Buckle ·noun To Bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.

VII. Buckle ·noun A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.

VIII. Buckle ·noun To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness;

— generally used reflexively.

IX. Buckle ·noun A curl of hair, ·esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.

X. Buckle ·vi To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to Struggle; to Contend.

XI. Buckle ·vi To bend permanently; to become distorted; to Bow; to Curl; to Kink.

XII. Buckle ·noun A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.