āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ (āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖ
a male deer, rabbit, or antelope
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hunters often track bucks for sport and population control.
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coffee shop raised the price of a cup of coffee by a buck.
āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻļāĻĒ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻĢāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
a vaulting apparatus resembling a pommel-less horse, with one end elongated, used for gymnastic exercises
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach adjusted the buck for the student's height.
04
a frame or support used to hold wood or timber while it is being sawed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Large beams were cut using a sturdy buck.
to buck
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to strongly resist or oppose something
Transitive: to buck a decision or development
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The community chose to buck the proposed development project, voicing strong opposition.
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§
(of a horse) to leap or jump with its back arched, typically in an attempt to throw off a rider or in a show of resistance
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As soon as the cowboy mounted the horse, it began to buck.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to push or work toward achieving success or advancement
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The politician was known to buck, often compromising his values for political gain.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻāĻŋ buck-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§
(of a vehicle) to move in an unsteady or jerky manner, often due to mechanical issues
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The truck bucked and jolted, making the ride uncomfortable.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
