Meanings
verbbuckle under (third-person singular simple present buckles under, present participle buckling under, simple past and past participle buckled under)
present singular third person buckles under · participle present buckling under · participle past buckled under · past buckled under
- intransitiveTo reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
- intransitiveTo collapse.
Synonyms & antonyms
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APA
buckle under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckle%20under
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“buckle under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckle%20under. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buckle under,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckle%20under.
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