Meaning of buck in English

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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 »
Derived terms
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)
Derived terms
- hitch
- jerk

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