boucler — meaning in English

English meaning

• buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
• curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.

Senses

boucler is used for these senses in English:

• buckle To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way.
• cordon off (transitive) To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.

buckle — full definition

1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

curl — full definition

1. noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
2. noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
3. verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.

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