All buckle synonyms
buck·le
B b verb buckle
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- crumple — If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.