Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckle under

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
buck-le un-der
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).

Intransitive verb

verb

To collapse.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

buckles under (present, singular) buckling under (participle, present) buckled under (participle, past) buckled under (past)

Phrases

buckle over

Frequently Paired Words

buckle over

Synonyms

yield give in succumb knuckle under

Questions

What does buckle under mean?
To reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).

How to pronounce buckle under

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