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buckle under

verb

consent reluctantly

• Syn: ↑yield, ↑give in, ↑succumb, ↑knuckle under

• Derivationally related forms: ↑yielding (for: ↑yield)

• Hypernyms: ↑accept, ↑consent, ↑go for

• Hyponyms: ↑submit, ↑bow, ↑defer, ↑accede, ↑give in

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s to somebody

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buckle under

To give in or collapse under strain

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Main Entry: ↑buckle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.