Unbuckle
[ʌn'bʌk(ə)l] or [,ʌn'bʌkl]
Definition
(v. t.) To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe.
Editor: Philip
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Unfasten, loose, unloose.
Checker: Nanette
Definition
v.t. to loose from buckles: to unfasten.
Edited by Hattie
Examples
- When did thy master hear of a Norman baron unbuckling his purse to relieve a churchman, whose bags are ten times as weighty as ours? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Unbuckling my harness I snapped it together with a single long strap which I lowered to the waiting Xodar below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- With these words the noble fellow unbuckled his scabbard and flung his sword upon the ground before me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I sent up Samuel with the brandy-and-water; and then went out and unbuckled the dogs' collars. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Typed by Deirdre