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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhk fawr]
- /bʌk fɔr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhk fawr]
- /bʌk fɔr/
Definitions of buck for words
- phrasal verb buck for If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it. 3
- noun buck for to work eagerly or too eagerly for (a promotion, etc.) 3
- verb without object buck for (of a saddle or pack animal) to leap with arched back and come down with head low and forelegs stiff, in order to dislodge a rider or pack. 1
- verb without object buck for Informal. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly: The mayor bucked at the school board's suggestion. 1
- verb without object buck for (of a vehicle, motor, or the like) to operate unevenly; move by jerks and bounces. 1
- verb with object buck for to throw or attempt to throw (a rider or pack) by bucking. 1
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Origin of buck for
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; verbal use of buck1, influenced in some senses by buck3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Buck for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buck for 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 for usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buck for
verb buck for
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
Antonyms for buck for
verb buck for
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
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