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| 1. | [ verb ] to strive with determination | |
| Examples: | "John is bucking for a promotion." |
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| Related terms: | endeavor | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (sport,games) a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting | |
| Synonyms: | long_horse vaulting_horse | |
| Related terms: | horse | |
| 3. | [ verb ] resist | |
| Synonyms: | go_against | |
| Examples: | "buck the trend" |
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| Related terms: | react | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar | |
| Synonyms: | dollar dollar_bill clam one_dollar_bill | |
| Related terms: | bill US | |
| 5. | [ verb ] jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses | |
| Synonyms: | hitch jerk | |
| Related terms: | move jerk | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a framework for holding wood that is being sawed | |
| Synonyms: | sawhorse sawbuck horse | |
| Related terms: | framework trestle | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1205 | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] of the lowest rank in a category | |
| Examples: | "a buck private" |
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| Related terms: | subordinate | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] (of upper front teeth) projecting outward | |
| Synonyms: | bucked | |
| Examples: | "buck teeth" |
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| Related terms: | protrusive | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (religion,writing) United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) | |
| Synonyms: | pearl_sydenstricker_buck pearl_buck | |
| Related terms: | writer missionary | |
| 11. | [ verb ] move quickly and violently | |
| Synonyms: | charge tear shoot_down shoot | |
| Examples: | "The car tore down the street" "He came charging into my office" |
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| Related terms: | rush rip shoot_up dart | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 755 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (zoology) mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) | |
| Related terms: | placental stag | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bucks Bucko buckeye Buske Busch Buice Bucci Buskey Bueche bus bug buzz busy buss Bush Buse Buis Bugg Bucy Buch Bouck |
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