buckled
Caved under pressure
Buckled describes something fastened with a buckle—a clasp with a frame and prong: She buckled her seatbelt.
It also means bent, warped, or collapsed under pressure: The metal buckled in the heat, His knees buckled.
Figuratively, to buckle is to yield or give way: He finally buckled under the stress.
To buckle down is to apply oneself seriously to a task.
Held firmly together
- securedMade fast or obtained
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- strappedLacking available funds
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
hooked · snapped · clipped · attached · affixed · anchored · joined · fixed
Crushed into irregular folds
failed · yielded · folded · sagged · bowed · crushed · contorted · kinked
Encircled at waist
- waistbandGarment's upper rim
- leatherTanned animal skin
- suedeBuffed leather underside
- accessorySupplementary addition
cinched · grommet · patent · adjustable · closure · prong · tongue · keeper
Vehicle passenger restraint
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- restrainedHeld under control
- car seatVehicle safety device for children
- safety beltStrap securing seated occupants
clicked · secured · child seat · lap belt · shoulder strap · fasten · airline · cockpit
Religious journey-taker
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- monk strapBuckled slip-on shoe
- oxfordClosed-lacing dress shoe
- broguesPerforated leather dress shoes
sandals · heels · flats · ankle strap · platform · vintage · patent leather · decorative
clasped
Held firmly together
cinched · hooked · snapped · clipped · attached · affixed · anchored · joined · fixed · gripped
crumpled
Crushed into irregular folds
deformed · failed · yielded · folded · sagged · bowed · crushed · contorted · kinked · stressed
belted
Encircled at waist
accessory · cinched · grommet · patent · adjustable · closure · prong · tongue · keeper · holes
seatbelt
Vehicle passenger restraint
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- restrainedHeld under control
- car seatVehicle safety device for children
safety belt · clicked · secured · child seat · lap belt · shoulder strap · fasten · airline · cockpit · roller coaster
pilgrim
Religious journey-taker
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- monk strapBuckled slip-on shoe
- oxfordClosed-lacing dress shoe
brogues · sandals · heels · flats · ankle strap · platform · vintage · patent leather · decorative · ornamental
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
- shoe traitscomfortable, cushioned, leather, lace-up, slip-on
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- distortedwarped, twisted, bent, contorted, crooked
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- Irish Slangcraic, eejit, gobshite, banjaxed, slagging
buckledstraight
Not curved or crooked
flat · unbent · rigid · straightened · flattened
- buckle upSecure your restraint
- buckled upSecured with a restraint
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- buckled downBegan working earnestly
- buckling upFastening a restraint
- belt buckleWaist strap fastener
buckle, buckles, buckling, unbuckle, unbuckled, buckler, unbuckling, buckle down, rebuckle