ALL meanings of buckle up
buck·le up
B b - phrasal verb buckle up When you buckle up in a car or a plane, you fasten your seat belt. 3
- intransitivephrasal verb buckle up fasten: shoe, seatbelt, etc. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb buckle up fasten: shoe, seatbelt, etc. 1
- noun buckle up 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 up any similar contrivance used for such purposes. 1
- noun buckle up an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance. 1
- noun buckle up a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a board or saw blade. 1
- verb with object buckle up to fasten with a buckle or buckles: Buckle your seat belt. 1
- verb with object buckle up to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl. 1
- verb with object buckle up to prepare (oneself) for action; apply (oneself) vigorously to something. 1
- verb with object buckle up to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure. 1
- verb without object buckle up to close or fasten with a buckle: Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled. 1
- verb without object buckle up to prepare oneself or apply oneself: The student buckled to the lesson. 1
- verb without object buckle up to bend, warp, bulge, or collapse: The bridge buckled in the storm. 1
- verb without object buckle up 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 up (Intransitive Verb) IDI To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt. 0