Definition of Buck

Verb: buck  búk

  1. To strive with determination
    "John is bucking for a promotion"
     
  2. Resist
    "buck the trend";
    - go against
     
  3. Move quickly and violently
    "The car bucked down the street";
    - tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, bomb [Brit], scream
     
  4. Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
    "the young filly bucked";
    - jerk, hitch
Noun: buck  búk
  1. A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
    - vaulting horse, long horse
     
  2. A piece of paper money worth one dollar
    - dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, clam [US], single [US]
     
  3. A framework for holding wood that is being sawed
    - sawhorse, horse, sawbuck [N. Amer]
     
  4. Mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
Noun: Buck  búk
  1. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
    - Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

See also:
Buchner
buckaroo

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