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   buck

   /bək/

   noun

   • 1. the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.
   • ▪ a male hare, rabbit, ferret, rat, or kangaroo.
   • 2. a vaulting horse.
   • 3. a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind.
   • 4. a fashionable and typically high-spirited young man: archaic "the dashing young buck, driving his own equipage"
   • 5. a contemptuous term for a black man. dated, offensive
   • 6. Oxford shoes made of buckskin.

   verb

   • 1. (of a horse) to perform a buck: "he's got to get his head down to buck"
   • ▪ (of a vehicle) make sudden jerky movements: "the boat began to buck in the water"
   • 2. oppose or resist (something that seems oppressive or inevitable): "the shares bucked the market trend"

   adjective

   • 1. lowest of a particular rank: military slang US "a buck private"

   Word Origin Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › buckBuck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a informal. (1) : dollar sense 3b. I only had a buck in my pocket. Dinner cost twenty bucks. (2) : a sum of money especially to be gained. make a quick buck. also : money usually used in plural. making the big bucks. b. US slangused in place of "hundred" in combination with other numbers.

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   often disapproving. to earn money quickly and easily, especially by doing something illegal or dishonest: They're more interested in making a quick buck than helping homeowners find the right loan. pass the buck.

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   Buck definition: the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.. See examples of BUCK used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUCK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules.

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   Jun 30, 2024 · buck (third-person singular simple present bucks, present participle bucking, simple past and past participle bucked) (intransitive, archaic, slang) To boast or brag. 1880, Ali Baba (page 164) And then […] he bucks with a quiet stubborn

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › buckBuck - definition of buck by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To leap upward arching the back: The horse bucked in fright. 2. To charge with the head lowered; butt. 3. To make sudden jerky movements; jolt: The motor bucked and lurched before it finally ran smoothly. 4. To resist stubbornly and obstinately; balk. 5. Informal To strive with determination: bucking for a promotion. v.tr. 1.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishbuck noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of buck noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUCK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BUCK definition: 1. a dollar : 2. a male rabbit or deer 3. If a horse bucks, it kicks its back legs into the air.. Learn more.

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    a daring, dashing, or spirited man or youth. adj. [ before a noun] Military of the lowest rank within a military designation: a buck private. buck2 /bʌk/ v.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › buckBuck Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of BUCK. [count] 1. informal. a : dollar. I owe you a buck. Those toys are five bucks apiece. b : money. That car costs big bucks. [=a lot of money] I am just working hard, trying to make a buck. [=to make money] a fast/quick buck [=money earned or gotten quickly] 2. : a male animal (such as a male deer)