1 buck
/ˈbʌk/
noun
plural
bucks
1 buck
/ˈbʌk/
noun
plural
bucks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUCK
[count]
1
informal
a
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I owe you a buck.
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Those toys are five bucks apiece.
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2
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a male animal (such as a male deer)
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He's an outdoorsman who enjoys buck hunting.
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— compare doe
3
informal
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a veteran tennis star competing against an ambitious young buck
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pass the buck
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to avoid a responsibility by giving it to someone else
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Stop trying to pass the buck and take responsibility for what you've done.
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The federal government passed the buck to the state governments.
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the buck stops here
◊ Expressions like the buck stops here are used to say that you accept a responsibility and will not try to give it to someone else. I'm willing to accept the blame for what happened. The buck stops with me. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples
2 buck
/ˈbʌk/
verb
bucks;
bucked;
bucking
2 buck
/ˈbʌk/
verb
bucks;
bucked;
bucking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUCK
1
[no object]
of a horse
:
to jump violently into the air with the back bent upward
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a bucking horse/bronco
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— sometimes used figuratively
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The plane bucked when we went through some dark clouds.
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2
[+ object]
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to oppose or resist (something or someone)
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He is reluctant to buck [=go against, defy] the leaders of his own political party.
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The local decline in crime bucked a nationwide trend. [=crime declined locally but is increasing nationally]
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He was always trying to buck the system. [=to oppose the rules of the system; to do things that were not allowed]
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buck for
[phrasal verb]
buck for (something)
US, informal
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to try very hard or work very hard to get (something)
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He is bucking for a promotion at work.
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buck up
[phrasal verb]
informal
1
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to become happier or more confident
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Buck up, buddy. You'll feel better soon.
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2
buck (someone) up
or
buck up (someone)
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to cause (someone) to be happier or more confident
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to cheer up (someone)
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The shows were meant to buck up the soldiers.
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trying to buck up [=improve] the morale of the troops
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