slovo | definícia |
buckled (encz) | buckled,páskový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
buckled (encz) | buckled,připnul v: Zdeněk Brož |
buckled (encz) | buckled,připnutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Buckled (gcide) | Buckle \Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buckled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Buckling.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See Buckle, n.]
1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to
buckle a harness.
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2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.
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3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and
earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but
by mid 20th century, usually used with down; -- as, the
programmers buckled down and worked late hours to finish
the project in time for the promised delivery date.
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Cartwright buckled himself to the employment.
--Fuller.
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4. To join in marriage. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
buckled (encz) | buckled,páskový adj: Zdeněk Brožbuckled,připnul v: Zdeněk Brožbuckled,připnutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unbuckled (encz) | unbuckled,odepnutý Jaroslav Šedivý |
Parbuckled (gcide) | Parbuckle \Par"buc`kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parbuckled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Parbuckling.]
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle. --Totten.
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