buck

/bˈʌk/

/ˈbək/

[noun] [verb]

Buck

[NOUN]

a male mammal, particularly a deer or an antelope

one dollar

synonyms : clam

dollar

dollar bill

one dollar bill

a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

synonyms : long horse

vaulting horse

a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

synonyms : horse

sawbuck

sawhorse

United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

synonyms : Pearl Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

to buck

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to move suddenly or jerkily; to leap or jump with a quick, sudden movement, as a horse might do

synonyms : hitch

jerk

to strive with determination

resist

synonyms : go against

move quickly and violently

synonyms : charge

shoot

shoot down

tear

Examples

1. We're talking big bucks.

2. He looks a million bucks with his dapper suit and polished shoes.

3. But for Buck, this was getting dangerously close to the bone.

4. She puts the squeeze on her mother for a hundred bucks every month.

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