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buck (enc)

Buck

Noun1.buck - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
horse - a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
2.buck - a piece of paper money worth one dollar
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
3.Buck - United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
missioner, missionary - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
4.buck - a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
frame, framing, framework - a structure supporting or containing something
trestle - sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
5.buck - mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
stag - adult male deer
Verb1.buck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
2.buck - resist; "buck the trend"
react, oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
3.buck - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, hasten - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
4.buck - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
Adj.1.buck - of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"
subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

 

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