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buckling down

buckling down is the present participle and gerund of buckle down.

Meaning of buckle down

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort.
    • If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student.
    Synonyms:
    buckle to

Questions about buckling down

What is buckling down the present participle and gerund of?
Buckling down is the present participle and gerund of buckle down.

Words near buckling down in the dictionary

  1. Buckleyan
  2. Buckleyesque
  3. Buckleys
  4. Bucklin
  5. buckling
  6. buckling down
  7. buckling in
  8. buckling to
  9. buckling under
  10. buckling up
  11. bucklings

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