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buck

UK
/bʌk/
US
/bʌk/

Translations

bucknoun
bucks
pl
UK
/bʌk/
US
/bʌk/
He paid ten bucks for the movie ticket.
Он заплатил десять долларов за билет в кино.
The buck was grazing in the meadow.
Самец пасся на лугу.
Additional translations
жеребец
олень
Synonyms
buckaroo
dollar
young man
stag
male deer
buckverb
bucked
Past Simple
bucked
Past Participle
bucking
Gerund
UK
/bʌk/
US
/bʌk/
She decided to buck the trend and start her own business.
Она решила отказаться от тренда и начать свой собственный бизнес.
The horse began to buck wildly.
Лошадь начала дико взбрыкать.
He tends to buck against authority.
Он склонен сопротивляться власти.
Additional translations
упираться
брыкаться
Synonyms
rebel
refuse
resist
oppose
defy
buckadjective
UK
/bʌk/
US
/bʌk/
Attributive use: ‘buck rabbit’, ‘buck goat’ meaning ‘male’.
buckadverb
Intensifier in fixed phrases, chiefly ‘buck naked’, meaning ‘completely’.

Definitions

bucknoun
A male deer, antelope, rabbit, or hare.
The buck leapt gracefully over the fallen log in the forest.
A dollar; a unit of currency in the United States.
He paid ten bucks for the movie ticket.
A young man or a dashing fellow.
The young buck strutted confidently into the room.
A sturdy support or frame on which workpieces, especially logs or timber, are placed for sawing; a sawhorse.
They propped the log on a buck before cutting it with the chainsaw.
A sudden leaping movement made by an animal, vehicle, or mechanical device.
With a violent buck, the bronco nearly unseated its rider.
Responsibility or blame, especially as something that may be passed from one person to another.
The buck stops here—I'm the one who made the decision.
buckverb
To leap upward arching the back, as a horse does.
The horse began to buck wildly, trying to throw off its rider.
To resist or oppose something.
She decided to buck the trend and start her own business.
To move or react jerkily.
The car bucked as it hit the rough patch of road.
To saw or cut (felled timber) into lengths.
They spent the afternoon bucking logs for the winter firewood.
To become or cause to become more cheerful or energetic, usually with the particle ‘up’.
A good night’s sleep will buck you up for tomorrow’s hike.
buckadjective
Male; pertaining to a male animal.
The hunter could tell it was a buck rabbit by its size and markings.
buckadverb
Completely; extremely (used as an intensifier, chiefly before ‘naked’ or ‘wild’).
He ran out of the bathroom buck naked.
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