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unbuckle

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ʌkəl

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

undo the buckle of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Unbuckle your seat belt

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: buckle

Broader terms: undo

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: откопчавам (otkopčavam) — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Finnish: avata — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • French: déboucler — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Old French: deslacer — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • German: abschnallen — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Greek: λύνω (lýno) — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Hungarian: lecsatol — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Hungarian: kinyit — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Hungarian: kiold — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Italian: sfibbiare — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Portuguese: desafivelar — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Portuguese: desfivelar — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Portuguese: tirar o cinto — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Romanian: descinge — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Romanian: descătărăma — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Russian: расстёгивать (rasstjógivatʹ) — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Russian: расстегну́ть (rasstegnútʹ) — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Serbo-Croatian: разга́лити — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Serbo-Croatian: razgáliti — to unfasten (the buckle of)
  • Spanish: desabrochar — to unfasten (the buckle of)