ALL meanings of buckle under
buck·le un·der
B b - phrasal verb buckle under If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it. 3
- noun buckle under to give in; yield; submit 3
- intransitivephrasal verb buckle under give in 1
- noun buckle under a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to another strap. 1
- noun buckle under any similar contrivance used for such purposes. 1
- noun buckle under an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance. 1
- noun buckle under a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade. 1
- verb with object buckle under to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt. 1
- verb with object buckle under to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl. 1
- verb with object buckle under to prepare (oneself) for action; apply (oneself) vigorously to something. 1
- verb with object buckle under to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure. 1
- verb without object buckle under to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled. 1
- verb without object buckle under to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson. 1
- verb without object buckle under to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm. 1
- verb without object buckle under to yield, surrender, or give way to another (often followed by under): She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to. 1
- verb buckle under (Intransitive Verb) to reluctantly accept something, due to the pressure. 0