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单词 bucks
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buck

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noun (1)

ˈbək How to pronounce buck (audio)
plural bucks
1
a informal
(1)
: dollar sense 3b
I only had a buck in my pocket.
Dinner cost twenty bucks.
(2)
: a sum of money especially to be gained
make a quick buck
also : money
usually used in plural
making the big bucks
b
US slang
used in place of "hundred" in combination with other numbers
… as much at ease going 40 in First as it is doing a buck-twenty [=120 miles an hour] down the freeway … Hot Rod
2
or plural buck : a male animal
especially : a male deer or antelope
3
a
: a male human being : man
b
: a dashing fellow : dandy
4
or plural buck : antelope
5
: buckskin
also : an article (such as a shoe) made of buckskin
6
[short for sawbuck sawhorse]
a
: a supporting rack or frame
b
: a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting

buck

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verb

bucked; bucking; bucks

intransitive verb

1
of a horse or mule : to spring into the air with the back arched
2
: to charge against something
3
a
: to move or react jerkily
b
: to refuse assent : balk
4
: to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior
bucking for a promotion

transitive verb

1
a
: oppose, resist
bucking the system
b
archaic : butt entry 3
2
: to throw or dislodge (a rider) by bucking
3
: to move or charge into
bucking a headwind
4
a
: to pass especially from one person to another
b
: to move or load (heavy or cumbersome objects) especially with mechanical equipment
bucker noun

buck

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noun (2)

: an act or instance of bucking

buck

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adverb

: stark, completely
buck naked

buck

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noun (3)

1
: responsibility
used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here
2
: an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal
broadly : a token used as a mark or reminder

buck

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adjective

: of the lowest grade within a military category or rank
Because he had not yet taken the Army's basic artillery course, he had to make do with a crash course from a buck sergeant … , who tutored him aboard the troopship General Walker. Peter J. Boyer
see also buck private

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • beau
  • Beau Brummell
  • dandy
  • dude
  • fop
  • gallant
  • jay
  • lounge lizard
  • macaroni
  • pretty boy

Verb

  • hitch
  • hoick
  • jerk
  • jolt
  • twitch
  • yank
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Example Sentences

Verb the car bucked and stalled bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English bucca stag, he-goat; akin to Old High German boc he-goat, Middle Irish bocc

Adverb

origin unknown

Noun (3)

short for earlier buckhorn knife

Adjective

probably from buck entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b

Noun (2)

circa 1877, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1928, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

1918, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

buck 1 of 2

noun

ˈbək How to pronounce buck (audio)
1
: the male of an animal (as a deer or rabbit) the female of which is called doe
2
: dollar
The cost is ten bucks.
3
: man entry 1 sense 1, fellow

buck

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verb

bucked; bucking
1
: to spring or jump upward with head down and back arched
The rider nearly fell when the horse suddenly bucked.
2
: to charge or push against
Our boat was bucking the waves.
3
: to go against : oppose
We decided to buck the trend and wear ties.

Biographical Definition

Buck 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

ˈbək How to pronounce Buck (audio)
Linda B. 1947–     American biologist

Buck

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biographical name (2)

Pearl 1892–1973 née Sydenstricker ˈsī-dᵊn-ˌstri-kər How to pronounce Buck (audio) American novelist

bucks 1 of 2

noun

plural of buck
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • money
  • cash
  • coin
  • currency
  • dollar
  • funds
  • dough
  • shekels
  • gold
  • chips
  • moolah
  • moola
  • lucre
  • green
  • change
  • loot
  • pelf
  • wampum
  • needful
  • coinage
  • tender
  • scratch
  • legal tender
  • cabbage
  • lolly
  • bread
  • kale
  • long green
  • sheqels
  • resources
  • dime
  • jack
  • sheqalim
  • shekalim
  • wallet
  • shekelim
  • greenback
  • bill
  • megabucks
  • pittance
  • money order
  • specie
  • scrip
  • bankroll
  • fortune
  • paper money
  • finances
  • peanuts
  • promissory note
  • mint
  • capital
  • means
  • banknote
  • wad
  • roll
  • bundle
  • big bucks
  • pot
  • dead presidents
  • shoestring
  • draft
  • check
  • pile
  • riches
  • folding money
  • treasure
  • boodle
  • dibs
  • mite
  • abundance
  • wealth
  • pocket money
  • note
  • spending money
  • chump change
  • pin money
  • bomb
  • petty cash
  • earth
  • packet
  • opulence
  • wherewithal
  • mad money
  • king's ransom
  • cashier's check

bucks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of buck
1
as in yanks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • yanks
  • jerks
  • grabs
  • pulls
  • twitches
  • shakes
  • lurches
  • jolts
  • tugs
  • hitches
  • bumps
  • hoicks
  • jigs
  • snatches
  • rips
  • tears
  • drags
  • lugs
  • jounces
  • plucks
  • jogs
  • wrenches
  • tweaks
  • jiggles
  • staggers
  • joggles
  • pitches
  • wrests
  • wrings
  • snaps (up)
2
as in resists
to refuse to give in to bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • resists
  • opposes
  • fights
  • withstands
  • contests
  • repels
  • checks
  • stems
  • battles
  • balks
  • combats
  • foils
  • defies
  • counters
  • challenges
  • disputes
  • baffles
  • thwarts
  • hinders
  • contradicts
  • contends (with)
  • frustrates
  • obstructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gives in (to)
  • submits (to)
  • surrenders (to)
  • succumbs (to)
  • yields (to)
  • bows (to)
  • stoops (to)
  • capitulates (to)
  • knuckles under (to)
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3
as in hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hands
  • passes
  • transfers
  • reaches
  • gives
  • hands over
  • fingers
  • carries
  • paws
  • relays
  • yields
  • handles
  • bears
  • releases
  • delivers
  • turns over
  • renders
  • gives up
  • relinquishes
  • surrenders
  • cedes
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