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buck

/ buck /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
Type of:
placental placental mammal eutherian
Kinds of:
stag
Derived:
jerk hitch
verb Sense 2
to strive with determination
"John is bucking for a promotion"
Type of:
endeavor endeavour strive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
resist
"buck the trend"
Type of:
react oppose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
"the yung filly bucked"
Type of:
move
Derived:
jerk jerking jolt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
Type of:
missionary missioner writer
adjective satellite Sense 6
of the lowest rank in a category
"a buck private"
Similar:
subordinate low-level
noun Sense 7
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
Type of:
horse
noun Sense 8
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Type of:
bill note government note
Domain:
United States United States of America America
noun Sense 9
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Type of:
framework frame framing
Kinds of:
trestle
verb Sense 10
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"
Type of:
rush hotfoot hasten
Kinds of:
rip
Verb group:
dart dash scoot scud flash
See also:
shoot up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
4
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placental placental mammal eutherian stag endeavor endeavour strive react oppose move missionary missioner