rebuckles

Secures the strap

Rebuckles means to buckle again—to refasten a buckle that has come undone or been deliberately opened: She rebuckles her seatbelt after the turbulence passes.

The word applies to belts, straps, shoes, or any fastener using a buckle mechanism.

securing

fastens

Attaches or secures

anchors · hooks · clips · snaps · tightens · binds · straps · cinches · clamps · locks

belts

belt

Strap securing trousers

leather · jeans · trousers · pants · chinos · overalls · suspenders · harness · girth · saddlery

refastening

reattaches

Secures again after separation

reconnects · reaffixes · rehooks · readjusts · rebinds · relinks · remounts · reanchors · recouples · reunites

readjustment

realigns

Adjusts position anew

corrects · resets · refits · resizes · reconfigures · tweaks · fine-tunes · rebalances · straightens · snugs

Opposites
fastening action

rebucklesunbuckles

Opens a hinged fastener

unfastens · unclasps · loosens · undoes · releases

Family

rebuckle

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G