buckle in

verb

To secure (someone) with a seatbelt or child's car seat.

Meanings

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

present singular third person buckles in · participle present buckling in · participle past buckled in · past buckled in

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

    Synonyms: buckle down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of buckle down.

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Chicago

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