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buckle in

buckle in verb: to secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.

Verb

buckle in (third-person singular simple present buckles in, present participle buckling in, simple past and past participle buckled in)

  1. (transitive) To secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
  2. Synonym of buckle down.
    Synonyms:
    buckle down

Synonyms of buckle in

Forms of buckle in

third-person singular presentbuckles in
present participlebuckling in
past participlebuckled in
pastbuckled in

Questions about buckle in

What does buckle in mean?
Buckle in means to secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.
What part of speech is buckle in?
Buckle in is a verb.
What is the past tense of buckle in?
The past tense of buckle in is buckled in.

Words near buckle in in the dictionary

  1. buckle bunny
  2. buckle cavity
  3. buckle down
  4. buckle hat
  5. buckle hats
  6. buckle in
  7. buckle over
  8. buckle to
  9. buckle under
  10. buckle up
  11. buckle-beggar

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