Origin of buckle
1300–50; Middle English
bocle < Anglo-French
bo(u)cle, bucle < Latin
buc(c)ula cheekpiece (of a helmet), strip of wood, etc., resembling a cheekpiece, equivalent to
bucc(a) cheek +
-ula
-ule
OTHER WORDS FROM buckle
buck·le·less, adjective re·buck·le, verb, re·buck·led, re·buck·ling.Words nearby buckle
buckish,
buckjump,
buckjumper,
buckjumping,
buckland,
buckle,
buckle down,
buckle under,
buckle up,
buckler,
buckler fern
British Dictionary definitions for buckle under
buckle
/ (ˈbʌkəl) /
noun
a clasp for fastening together two loose ends, esp of a belt or strap, usually consisting of a frame with an attached movable prong
an ornamental representation of a buckle, as on a shoe
a kink, bulge, or other distortion
a buckle in a railway track
verb
to fasten or be fastened with a buckle
to bend or cause to bend out of shape, esp as a result of pressure or heat
Word Origin for buckle
C14: from Old French
bocle, from Latin
buccula a little cheek, hence, cheek strap of a helmet, from
bucca cheek
Idioms and Phrases with buckle under
buckle under
Give way, collapse owing to stress, as in One more heavy snowfall and the roof may buckle under, or She buckled under the strain of two jobs. [Late 1500s]