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buck


Definition: Meaning of, buck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʌk /

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buck buck
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  1. dollar informal a US, Canadian, or Australian dollar
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  2. the buck stops here also the buck stops with somebody used to say that a particular person is responsible for something
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  3. pass the buck to make someone else them responsible for something that you should deal with
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  4. animal plural buck or bucks a male rabbit, DEER, and some other male animals [↪  doe]
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  5. feel/look like a million bucks informal especially American English to feel or look very healthy, happy, and beautiful
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  6. man old-fashioned a young man
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buck bucked bucked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bucking bucks
  1. horse [intransitive] if a horse bucks, it kicks its back feet into the air, or jumps with all four feet off the ground
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  2. move suddenly [intransitive] to suddenly move up and down or backwards and forwards in an uncontrolled way
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  3. oppose [transitive] to oppose something in a direct way
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  4. make somebody happier [transitive] to make someone feel more happy, confident, or healthy
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[American English]
  1. buck naked not wearing any clothes
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Buck


Definition: Meaning of, Buck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʌk /

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  1. 1892-1973 united States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China
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    Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
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Buck used in phrases

  • Buck's Fizz (noun)
    1. a mixture of CHAMPAGNE and orange juice, or a glass of this
  • Buck, Pearl S.
    1. (1892-1973) a US writer who lived for many years in China until 1931 and wrote several novels about that country. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938.
  • Lee Buck Trevino (noun)
    1. born in 1939 united States golfer
  • Pearl Buck (noun)
    1. 1892-1973 united States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China
  • Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (noun)
    1. 1892-1973 united States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China
  • Rogers, Buck
    1. the main character in a US COMIC who has many adventures in other parts of the UNIVERSE . The character has also been used in films and television programmes.
  • buck fever (noun)
    1. nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
  • buck naked (adjective)
    1. informal completely unclothed
  • buck private (noun)
    1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
  • buck sergeant (noun)
    1. a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
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Buck used in phrasal verbs

  • buck up (phrasal verb)
    1. informal to try to make someone happier, or to become happier
    2. buck up or buck your ideas up British English spoken used for telling someone to try harder
  • buckle down (phrasal verb)
    1. to start working hard and seriously
  • buckle up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to fasten your seat belt in a car, plane etc
    2. [intransitive/transitive] same as buckle1 (sense 1)
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