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Meaning of buck in English
Pronunciation
/bək/
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Verb
buck
Definitions
1.
to strive with determination
Examples
« John is bucking for a promotion »
2.
resist
Examples
« buck the trend »
3.
move quickly and violently
Examples
« The car tore down the street »
« He came charging into my office »
4.
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Examples
« the yung filly bucked »
Classifying Adjective
buck
Definitions
1.
of the lowest rank in a category
Examples
« a buck private »
Synonyms
subordinate
low-level
Noun
buck
Etymology
Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin
Definitions
1.
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated
Examples
« used lengthwise for vaulting »
2.
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
3.
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
4.
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
5.
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)