buckle

Main Entry:
buckle [buhk-uhl]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastener with long pin
Synonyms: catch, clamp, clasp, clip, fastening, fibula, harness, hasp
Main Entry: bend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: form or cause a curve
Synonyms: angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: catch
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastener
Synonyms: bolt, buckle, clamp, clasp, clip, hasp, hook, hook and eye, latch, snap
Main Entry: clasp
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastener; hold on something
Synonyms: brooch, buckle, catch, clamp, clench, clinch, clip, clutch, embrace, fastening, fibula, grapple, grasp, grip, hasp, hold, hook, hug, pin, safety pin, snap
Main Entry: clasp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab tightly
Synonyms: attack, bear hug, buckle, clamp, clinch, clip, clutch, coll, concatenate, connect, embrace, enfold, fasten, glom onto, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, hug, pin, press, seize, snatch, squeeze, take
Antonyms: let go, loose
Main Entry: couple
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: join two things
Synonyms: bracket, bring together, buckle, clasp, coalesce, cohabit, come together, conjoin, conjugate, connect, copulate, harness, hitch, hook up, link, marry, match, pair, unite, wed, yoke
Antonyms: disconnect, disjoin, divide, separate, unbuckle, uncouple
Main Entry: crumple
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make or become wrinkled
Synonyms: break down, buckle, cave in, collapse, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crush, fall, fold, give way, go to pieces, pucker, rimple, ruck, rumple, screw, scrunch, shrivel, wad, wrinkle
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: curl
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bend, loop
Synonyms: buckle, coil, contort, convolute, corkscrew, crimp, crinkle, crisp, crook, curve, entwine, fold, form into ringlets, frizz, indent, kink, lap, meander, ringlet, ripple, roll, scallop, snake, spiral, swirl, turn, twine, twirl, twist, undulate, wave, wind, wreathe, writhe, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: curve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bending in a shape or course
Synonyms: arc, arch, bend, bow, buckle, bulge, coil, concave, convex, crook, crumple, curl, deviate, divert, gyrate, hook, incurve, inflect, loop, round, skew, snake, spiral, stoop, swerve, turn, twist, veer, wind, wreathe
Antonyms: straighten
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