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buckle
noun
1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.
2. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.
3. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.
4. A fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch.
5. An ornamental device that suggests a buckle.
phrasal-verb
1. Buckle down To apply oneself with determination.
2. Buckle up To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.
verb
1. To fasten with a buckle.
2. To prepare with vigor.
3. To cause to bend, give way, or crumple.
4. To become fastened with a buckle.
5. To apply oneself with vigor .
verb-intransitive
1. To become fastened with a buckle.
2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.
3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.
4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.
verb-transitive
1. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.
2. To fasten with a buckle.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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buckle | 14 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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be | 4 |
el | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bel | 5 |
uke | 7 |
leu | 3 |
lek | 7 |
kue | 7 |
elk | 7 |
ecu | 5 |
cue | 5 |
cub | 7 |
cel | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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club | 8 |
clue | 6 |
cube | 8 |
cuke | 10 |
bulk | 10 |
buck | 12 |
blue | 6 |
leku | 8 |
lube | 6 |
luce | 6 |
luck | 10 |
beck | 12 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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buckle | 14 |