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View definitions for buckle

buckle

noun as in fastener with long pin

verb as in contort, warp

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Serrano began strongly, whipping in a left hook in the closing seconds of round one to buckle Taylor's legs.

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The Premiership was cut from 13 clubs to 10 in the space of one season as Worcester Warriors, London Irish and Wasps all buckled under financial strain.

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The company also is touting safety features including six different airbag types, sensors that it says prevent the car from starting until everyone is buckled up and software designed to prevent collisions.

Images and a digital scan from an 2022 expedition carried out by deep-sea mapping company Magellan and documentary makers Atlantic Productions show that the railing was still attached - though it was starting to buckle.

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The mother of seven children, aged 10 months to 16, said she often fears buckling under the weight of the economy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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