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Buckling
/ˈbʌk.lɪŋ/
To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
📖 Definitions of "Buckling"
verb
- 1
To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
- 2
To make bend; to cause to become distorted.
- 3
To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
"It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work."
- 4
To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
verb
- 1
To fasten using a buckle.
- 2
To unite in marriage.
noun
- 1
The act of fastening a buckle.
- 2
A folding into hills and valleys.
- 3
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
adjective
- 1
Wavy; curly, as hair.
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