Past tense of buckle

Forms of buckle

Buckled in a sentence

• He sat at the door of his kitchen watching, and seeing there was nothing else for it we buckled to and soon had the job done; when we were admitted to the kitchen and given a really good meal.1929, D[onald] J[ohn] Munro, “Nemesis”, in The Roaring Forties and After, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., →OCLC, page 38
• I confess that the recollection of what this bell could do when it buckled down to it gave me pause as I stood that night at 12.30 p.m. prompt beside the outhouse where it was located.1934 October 5, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XXII, in Right Ho, Jeeves, London: Herbert Jenkins […], →OCLC, page 280
• First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.From the entry cave
• "We'll be splendid pirates!" cried Mrs Grinling as she swashed and buckled around the room.2016, Ronda Armitage, The Lighthouse Keeper: The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast. From the entry swash
• King's knees buckled and he sat down on the side of the bed, hard.2016, Barbara Paul, Good King Sauerkraut. From the entry stay frosty

Meaning of buckle

1. noun A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
2. noun Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
3. noun An image of a clasp (etymology 1, noun sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.

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Questions about the past tense of buckle

What is the past tense of buckle?

The past tense of buckle is buckled.

What is the past participle of buckle?

The past participle of buckle is buckled.

Is buckle a regular or irregular verb?

Buckle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.