buckle over

verb

To bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.

“Near-synonyms: double over, double up”

Meanings

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

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

  1. intransitiveTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.

    Near-synonyms: double over, double up

    Synonyms: double over, double up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo bend over suddenly, pitching forward from the waist, as for example when vomiting suddenly.

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