unbuckle
pronunciation
How to pronounce unbuckle in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈbʌkl]
How to pronounce unbuckle in American English:
US [ˌʌn'bʌkl]
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- Verb:
- undo the buckle of
Word Origin
- unbuckle (v.)
- late 14c., from un- (2) "reverse of" + buckle (v.1). Related: Unbuckled; unbuckling.
Example
- 1. Unbuckle the children , starting with the oldest first ( who can then help the others ) .
- 2. " Once they 're in space , they 'll unbuckle their seats ... they can look back at the earth and they can float around and they can become astronauts , " said sir richard .
- 3. She started to unbuckle her sandal .
- 4. I 'm not going to unbuckle your pants yet .
- 5. When guests return from the slopes , staff are waiting to unbuckle the boots , hot chocolate at the ready .