[{"word":"buckled","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make bend; to cause to become distorted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It is amazing that he has never buckled after so many years of doing such urgent work."},{"definition":"To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To buckle down; to apply oneself.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To fasten using a buckle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To unite in marriage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buckle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buckled"]}]