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buck

buck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhk]
    • /bʌk/
    • /bʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhk]
    • /bʌk/

Definitions of buck word

  • countable noun buck A buck is a US or Australian dollar. 3
  • countable noun buck A buck is the male of various animals, including the deer, antelope, rabbit and kangaroo. 3
  • countable noun buck A buck is a young Native American or African American man. 3
  • adjective buck If someone has buck teeth, their upper front teeth stick forward out of their mouth. 3
  • verb buck If a horse bucks, it kicks both of its back legs wildly into the air, or jumps into the air wildly with all four feet off the ground. 3
  • verb buck If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules. 3

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Origin of buck

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bukke, Old English bucca he-goat, bucc male deer; cognate with Dutch bok, German Bock, Old Norse bukkr; def. 5, 6 by shortening; buck private (from circa 1870) perhaps as extension of general sense “male,” i.e., having no status other than being male

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Buck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

buck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

buck usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for buck

verb buck

  • withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
  • oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
  • duel — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
  • combat — Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.

Antonyms for buck

verb buck

  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.

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