unbuckle

U1N1B3U1C3K5L1E1

verb

to unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))

Opposite
buckle
OriginMiddle English unbokelen →
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Meanings

verbunbuckle (third-person singular simple present unbuckles, present participle unbuckling, simple past and past participle unbuckled)

present singular third person unbuckles · participle present unbuckling · participle past unbuckled · past unbuckled

  1. transitiveto unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))

Synonyms & antonyms

verbundo the buckle of

Opposite
buckle
Broader
undo
Also see
undo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunbokelen
  2. Englishunbuckle

From Middle English unbokelen, onbokelen, equivalent to un- + buckle.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Bulgarian откопчавам
  • откопчавам (otkopčavam)to unfasten (the buckle of)
Finnish avata
  • avatato unfasten (the buckle of)
French déboucler
  • débouclerto unfasten (the buckle of)
German abschnallen
  • abschnallento unfasten (the buckle of)
Greek λύνω
  • λύνω (lýno)to unfasten (the buckle of)
Hungarian lecsatol, kinyit
  • lecsatolto unfasten (the buckle of)
  • kinyitto unfasten (the buckle of)
  • kioldto unfasten (the buckle of)
Italian sfibbiare
  • sfibbiareto unfasten (the buckle of)
Portuguese desafivelar, desfivelar
  • desafivelarto unfasten (the buckle of)
  • desfivelarto unfasten (the buckle of)
  • tirar o cintoto unfasten (the buckle of)
Romanian descinge, descătărăma
  • descingeto unfasten (the buckle of)
  • descătărămato unfasten (the buckle of)
Russian расстёгивать, расстегну́ть
  • расстёгивать (rasstjógivatʹ)to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • расстегну́ть (rasstegnútʹ)to unfasten (the buckle of)
Spanish desabrochar
  • desabrocharto unfasten (the buckle of)

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unbuckle

bucklechuckleknucklebuccalsucklemuckletruckleruckleanterobuccalaxiobuccalcerebrobuccalcircumbuccaldorsobuccalextrabuccalgingivobuccalinfrabuccalintrabuccalmany a mickle makes a mucklemesobuccalmidbuccalnasobuccalnonbuccalocclusobuccalorobuccal
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Cite this entry
APA

unbuckle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuckle

MLA

“unbuckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuckle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbuckle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuckle.

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