Definition of buick

"buick" is probably misspelled. Trying buck instead Definition of buck

1. buck [ v ] to strive with determination
Examples: "John is bucking for a promotion."

Used in print:

(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)

The troop received a new leader , Lieutenant_Robert_M._Carroll , fresh out of ROTC and bucking for Regular_Army status .

One of the more seriously wounded was Lieutenant_Carroll , the young officer bucking for the Regular_Army .

Synonyms buck Related Terms endeavor

2. buck [ n ] a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

Used in print:

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

The parallel_bars , horse , buck , springboard , horizontal_bar , rings , and mats formerly in the school gyms were replaced by baseball , volleyball , basketball and football .

Synonyms buck long_horse vaulting_horse Related Terms horse

3. buck [ v ] resist
Examples: "buck the trend"

Used in print:

(U.S. News and World Report,...)

However , in the same three-month period , toll-road bonds , as_a_group , have bucked this trend .

Synonyms buck go_against Related Terms react

4. buck [ n ] (United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Synonyms dollar dollar_bill buck clam one_dollar_bill Related Terms bill US

5. buck [ v ] jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses

Synonyms hitch jerk buck Related Terms move jerk

6. buck [ n ] a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

Synonyms sawhorse buck sawbuck horse Related Terms framework trestle

7. Buck [ n ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1205

Synonyms Buck

8. buck [ a ] of the lowest rank in a category
Examples: "a buck private"

Synonyms buck Related Terms subordinate

9. buck [ a ] (of upper front teeth) projecting outward
Examples: "buck teeth"

Synonyms bucked buck Related Terms protrusive

10. buck [ n ] United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

Synonyms pearl_buck pearl_sydenstricker_buck buck Related Terms writer missionary

11. buck [ v ] move quickly and violently
Examples: "The car tore down the street" "He came charging into my office"

Synonyms charge tear shoot shoot_down buck Related Terms rush rip shoot_up dart

12. Buck [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 755

Synonyms Buck

13. buck [ n ] mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

Synonyms buck Related Terms placental stag

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