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Nouns (2)

buckle

n. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

warp

n. a shape distorted by twisting or folding

Verbs (4)

clasp

v. fasten with a buckle or buckles

crumple

v. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"

heave, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

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Fuzzynyms (39)

hook

n. a catch for locking a door

kris, creese, crease

n. a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

kink

n. a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out"

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

change shape, change form, deform

v. assume a different shape or form

cripple, stultify

v. deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

gnarl

v. twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"

maim

v. injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

mangle, mutilate, murder

v. alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"

twist, twine, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

grab, seize

v. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

yank, jerk

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

wring

v. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

deform, distort, strain

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

prejudice, prepossess

v. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

twist

v. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

billow, surge, heave

v. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"

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Antonyms (5)

unbuckle

v. undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"

unfasten

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

straighten, straighten out

v. make straight

clarify

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

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