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Meaning of buck in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /bək/

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  1. Verb

    buck

    Definitions

    1. to strive with determination

    Examples

    • « John is bucking for a promotion »
  2. 2. resist

    Examples

    • « buck the trend »
  3. 3. move quickly and violently

    Examples

    • « The car tore down the street »
    • « He came charging into my office »
  4. 4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

    Examples

    • « the yung filly bucked »
  5. Classifying Adjective

    buck

    Definitions

    1. of the lowest rank in a category

    Examples

    • « a buck private »

    Synonyms

    • subordinate
    • low-level
  6. 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 »
  7. 2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  8. 3. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
  9. 4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
  10. 5. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

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