buckling

/ˈbʌk.lɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
To make bend; to cause to become distorted.
To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
To enter upon some labour or contest; to join in close fight; to contend.
To buckle down; to apply oneself.
To fasten using a buckle.
To unite in marriage.
The act of fastening a buckle.
A folding into hills and valleys.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
Wavy; curly, as hair.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.

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