ALL meanings of buck up
buck up
B b - phrasal verb buck up If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner. 3
- verb buck up to make or cause to make haste 3
- verb buck up to make or become more cheerful, confident, etc 3
- noun buck up to cheer up 3
- phrasal verb buck up If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. 3
- verb without object buck up (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 up Informal. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly: The mayor bucked at the school board's suggestion. 1
- verb without object buck up (of a vehicle, motor, or the like) to operate unevenly; move by jerks and bounces. 1
- verb with object buck up to throw or attempt to throw (a rider or pack) by bucking. 1
- verb with object buck up to force a way through or proceed against (an obstacle): The plane bucked a strong headwind. 1
- verb with object buck up to strike with the head; butt. 1
- verb with object buck up to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly to. 1
- verb with object buck up Football. (of a ball-carrier) to charge into (the opponent's line). 1
- verb with object buck up to gamble, play, or take a risk against: He was bucking the odds when he bought that failing business. 1
- verb with object buck up to press a reinforcing device against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion. 1
- noun buck up an act of bucking. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb buck up become more cheerful 1
- transitivephrasal verb buck up make more cheerful 1
- verb buck up (Idiomatic) VI To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. 0
- verb buck up (Idiomatic) VT To encourage or refresh; to hearten. 0
- verb buck up (Idiomatic) (intransitive, dated, early 1900's) To dress oneself up smartly; compare OBS buck ("a fop, dandy"). 0
- verb buck up (Idiomatic) VT (colloquial) To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also pass the buck. 0
- interjection buck up (Idiomatic) Cheer up; take courage; take heart. 0
- interjection buck up (Idiomatic) (dated) Hurry up; make haste. 0