Word

buckle, v.
(buckled, buckles, buckling)
freq. cnt. 3

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buckle heave warp

sample sentences

"The highway buckled during the heat wave"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

buckle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

warp

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

heave

semantic pointers

hypernym

change surface

hyponym

lift

fold or collapse
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buckle crumple

sample sentences

"His knees buckled"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder

fasten with a buckle or buckles
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buckle clasp

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

buckle

antonym

unbuckle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

clasp

semantic pointers

hypernym

fasten, fix, secure