buck
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I. noun
(plural bucks)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bucca stag, he-goat; akin to Old High German boc he-goat, Middle Irish bocc
Date: before 12th century
1. or plural buck a male animal; especially a male deer or antelope
2.
a. a male human being ; man
b. a dashing fellow ; dandy
3. or plural buck antelope
4.
a. buckskin; also an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin
b.
(1) dollar 3b
(2) a sum of money especially to be gained <
make a quick buck
>; also money — usually used in plural
5. [short for sawbuck sawhorse]
a. a supporting rack or frame
b. a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting
II. verb
Date: 1750
transitive verb
1.
a. archaic butt I
b. oppose, resist <bucking the system
>
2. to throw (as a rider) by bucking
3. to charge into (as a headwind)
4.
a. to pass especially from one person to another
b. to move or load (as heavy objects) especially with mechanical equipment
intransitive verb
1. of a horse or mule to spring into the air with the back arched
2. to charge against something (as an obstruction)
3.
a. to move or react jerkily
b. to refuse assent ; balk
4. to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior <bucking for a promotion
>
• bucker noun
III. noun
Date: circa 1877
an act or instance of bucking
IV. noun
Etymology: short for earlier buckhorn knife
Date: 1865
1. an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal; broadly a token used as a mark or reminder
2. responsibility — used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here
V. adjective
Etymology: probably from 1buck
Date: 1918
of the lowest grade within a military category <a buck private
>
VI. adverb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1928
stark, completely <buck naked
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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Buck — may refer to any of the following: *Bucking by a horse, when the animal raises his hind end and kicks out with both hind legs. *The male of various species of animal, including: **some species of deer mdash; see also blackbuck, Buckskin (leather) … Wikipedia
Buck — bezeichnet: Buck, im amerikanischen Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Dollar Buck, in südafrikanischem Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Südafrikanischer Rand Buck Converter in der Elektronik ein österreichisches süddeutsches Adelsgeschlecht,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck; buck·a·roo; buck·ber·ry; buck·board; buck·et·er; buck·et·ful; buck·ey wrack; buck·ing·ham·shire; buck·ish; buck·ism; buck·le·less; buck·leya; buck·ra; buck·shee; buck·skinned; buck·wagon; buck·wheat·er; el·buck; gems·buck; jum·buck;… … English syllables
buck — Ⅰ. buck [1] ► NOUN 1) the male of some animals, especially deer and antelopes. 2) S. African an antelope (of either sex). 3) a vertical jump performed by a horse. 4) archaic a fashionable young man. ► VERB 1) … English terms dictionary
Buck — (b[u^]k), n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b[=u]za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf. {Butcher}, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bück — Stadt Wuppertal Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck1 [buk] n. [ME bukke < OE bucca, male goat < IE base * bhuĝo > Ger bock, Du bok, Ir boc ] 1. pl. bucks or buck a male deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, etc.: see DOE ☆ 2. the act of bucking 3. a) … English World dictionary
Buck 65 — lors d un concert en 2006 Buck 65 Richard Terfry, plus connu … Wikipédia en Français
Buck — Buck, Pearl S. * * * (as used in expressions) Buck, Pearl Leonard, Buck Trevino, Lee (Buck) … Enciclopedia Universal
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
