buck

1. (satellite adjective) of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"

2. (verb) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses
Synonyms: hitch, jerk
Related Words: move

3. (satellite adjective) (of upper front teeth) projecting outward; "buck teeth"
Synonyms: bucked

4. (noun) mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
Related Words: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal, stag

5. (verb) resist; "buck the trend"
Synonyms: go against
Related Words: oppose, react

6. (verb) to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion."
Related Words: endeavor, endeavour, strive

7. (noun) a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
Synonyms: long horse, vaulting horse
Related Words: horse

8. (noun) a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Synonyms: horse, sawbuck, sawhorse
Related Words: frame, framework, framing, trestle

9. (noun) (United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Synonyms: clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
Related Words: Federal Reserve note, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, government note, greenback, note

10. (verb) move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
Synonyms: charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
Related Words: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed



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