Buck Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Buck

Meaning 1 : to strive with determination

    Example : John is bucking for a promotion

Meaning 2 : mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

Meaning 3 : jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

    Example : the yung filly bucked

    Synonyms : hitch,  jerk
Meaning 4 : a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

    Synonyms : horse,  sawbuck,  sawhorse
Meaning 5 : a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

    Synonyms : long horse,  vaulting horse
Meaning 6 : United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

    Synonyms : pearl buck,  pearl sydenstricker buck
Meaning 7 : a piece of paper money worth one dollar

    Synonyms : clam,  dollar,  dollar bill,  one dollar bill
Meaning 8 : move quickly and violently

    Synonyms : charge,  shoot,  shoot down,  tear
Meaning 9 : resist

    Example : buck the trend

    Synonyms : go against

How to Pronounce Buck

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