unbuckled
past simple and past participle ofunbuckle
unbuckle
verb[T]
uk/ʌnˈbʌk.əl/us/ʌnˈbʌk.əl/toreleasethebuckle(=metalfastener)of ashoe,belt, etc. so that you canremoveit
Synonym
unfasten
Opposites
buckle
fasten
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlace
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unzip
Examplesofunbuckled
unbuckled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The low-cost presumption clearly will not be correct for all persons; some adults, perhaps those who experience significant discomfort, can rationally opt to rideunbuckled.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A new seatbelt interlock system prevented the car from being started if the driver and a front passenger wereunbuckled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shoulder straps will be unraveled and the waist belt will beunbuckled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The herculean piper, six feet three inches in height, deliberatelyunbuckledhis instrument and put it away carefully after detaching the bellows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During this process he hadunbuckledhis parachute and was never able to put it back on properly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Paul, havingunbuckledhis seatbelt in the argument, is knocked out and dragged off by an unseen person.
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- dry (something) out
- dry something up
- dry spell
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- dry (sth) out
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