Verb (used without object) : Grandmother always wore shoes that buckled. ,The student buckled to the lesson. ,The bridge buckled in the storm. ,She refused to take the medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told her to. From Dictionary.com.
That's pretty simple, but undoing the buckles is a little harder. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrity Baby Blog] Reference
"It kind of buckles your knees because there is no excuse for that," Division Direction of. From Wordnik.com. [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference
Trevor Austin, General Secretary of the council, said people can make money from small finds such as buckles and coins. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
He produced several articles of fashionable use, worn by gentlemen; such as buckles, snuff-boxes, and a ring or two of no great value. From Wordnik.com. [The Unexpected Legacy] Reference
Then sits up, then buckles ... sits "buckles" sits "buckles. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Need No Trojan Horse -- when Troy is your Home] Reference
'buckles', round each of which was twisted an uraeus wrought in gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Jewel of Seven Stars] Reference
Antler fastened the skin down the front with buckles. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
It's best if you get a car seat with adjustable buckles. From Wordnik.com. [Safety: Baby, One More Time] Reference
The heat buckles their energy and sweat drips into their eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Hollow] Reference
He sexed up ballet flats with pink buckles and sparkling jewels. From Wordnik.com. [Back on His Feet Again] Reference
Blue suede shoes with silver buckles tapped on the hardwood floors. From Wordnik.com. [Cock Sculpting] Reference
It was a Burberry, and it had lots of buckles and various fixtures on it. From Wordnik.com. [Leonard Cohen: Zen And The Art Of Songwriting] Reference
Blush ye! ye with your buckles, and your pointed toes and your fiddle faddle. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Also, what I call angry shoes: those platforms with the multiple buckles and studs. From Wordnik.com. [Nina Garcia So Over 'Angry Shoes,' Says 'Polished Girl Is Back'] Reference
Before dawn, she buckles the baby into the Escort and sticks a bottle in its mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Baby, Baby] Reference
To satisfy my curiosity I unfastened the buckles to ascertain the calibre of the guns. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Belts should be simple and without eccentric, large or stylish buckles and must be black or tan. From Wordnik.com. [Yoani Sanchez: Four Centimeters of Tolerance] Reference
Regal Lager Inc. has received three reports of broken buckles, but no injuries have been reported. From Wordnik.com. [Recall: More than 3,000 CYBEX 2.GO infant carriers] Reference
I shave my legs, wiggle into a green silk dress, fasten the buckles on a pair of sling-back pumps. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Treat] Reference
He sews it all together on an old-fashioned sewing machine, adding some leather straps and buckles. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Al Qaeda] Reference
Jason ran out of time and so used safety pins instead of buckles, a move he calls his "back-up plan.". From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 2 Recap: Size Matters] Reference
There are buttons, buckles, a tourniquet, jewelry and coins likely left by members of an Ohio regiment. From Wordnik.com. [Archaeologists Discover Civil War Artifacts In Georgia] Reference
Look for buckles on the harness that are easy for you to operate but difficult for small hands to unfasten. From Wordnik.com. [Strollers: 5 important safety features to look for] Reference
Look for buckles on the harness strap that are easy for you to operate but difficult for small hands to unfasten. From Wordnik.com. [5 features to fret over when selecting a stroller] Reference
He put the guitar into its case, stroking the worn leather, the buckles — it was an earlier case, one he'd saved for. From Wordnik.com. [Two Days Vegas] Reference
He tightened his hold, put weight on the neck and fixed the buckles, while the horse relaxed, seemed almost to ignore him. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Autumn] Reference
But come Friday morning, when the Dole campaign buckles down to the daunting business of assembling 270 electoral votes, what then?. From Wordnik.com. [Pangloss For Veep] Reference
Back in the tiny red room the man buckles his pants and she dabs her lips with the luscious red lipstick she pulled from her purse. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Mirror] Reference
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