buckle up

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buckle up

verb buckles up · buckling up · buckled up

transitive To fasten with a buckle. It was eight o'clock to-morrow evening when I buckled up my travelling writing-desk in its leather case, paid my Bill, and got on my warm coats and wrappers.
idiomatic, intransitive To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt. Buckle up every time you drive somewhere in a car, and make sure your passengers buckle up, too.
Similar: belt up
broadly, idiomatic, imperative, intransitive, usually To get ready, to prepare oneself. So buckle up for what's coming, readers!

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verb to fasten one’s seat belt or safety belt

Español	abrochar el cinturón
中文	繫上安全帶 /系上安全带 jìshang ānquándài
Português	colocar o cinto de segurança, colocar o cinto
Français	s'attacher
Deutsch	(sich) anschnallen
Italiano	allacciarsi impegnarsi

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@misc{buckle_up_2026,
  title = {buckle up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buckle%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}