buckling (down)

verb

present participle of buckle (down)
as in applying (oneself)

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  1. pitching in
  2. banging away
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  • Gasser was drafted by the Padres and pitching in their farm system before going to the Brewers in the 2022 trade that brought reliever Josh Hader to San Diego.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cardinale’s firm is also pitching in equity for the WBD deal, after funding Skydance’s Paramount Global takeover.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pitching in
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  • Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of banging away
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“Buckling (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckling%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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