buck meaning

UK /bʌk/ US /bʌk/ 1 syllable

buck (verb): to strive with determination.

buck has 9 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

buck as a verb

  1. to strive with determination
    • John is bucking for a promotion

    Type of: endeavor

  2. resist
    • buck the trend

    Synonyms: go against

    Type of: react

  3. move quickly and violently
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office

    Synonyms: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge

    Type of: rush

    Kinds: rip

  4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
    • the yung filly bucked

    Synonyms: jerk, hitch

    Type of: move

buck as a noun

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

    Synonyms: vaulting horse, long horse

    Type of: horse

  2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar

    Synonyms: dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, clam

    Type of: bill

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

    Synonyms: Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

    Type of: writer, missionary

  4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

    Synonyms: sawhorse, horse, sawbuck

    Type of: framework

    Kinds: trestle

  5. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

    Type of: placental

    Kinds: stag

How to pronounce buck

buck is pronounced /bʌk/ in British English and /bʌk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with buck

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in CK · 4-letter words

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