Buckle and Loaf

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Buckle verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

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Loaf is an antonym for buckle.

Nearby Words: buck, buckled, buckling, buckler

Loaf verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf

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Buckle is an antonym for loaf.

Nearby Words: loafer, loafed

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