Understanding the meaning of buck

buck

/bək/

verb
resist
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"buck the trend"

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go against

type of:
oppose react
verb
move quickly and violently
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charge shoot shoot down tear

type of:
hie belt along race pelt along bucket along cannonball along speed step on it rush hotfoot rush along hasten
noun
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
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clam dollar dollar bill one dollar bill

type of:
government note bank note bank bill bill federal reserve note banknote banker's bill greenback note
noun
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
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pearl buck pearl sydenstricker buck
noun
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
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long horse vaulting horse

type of:
horse gymnastic horse
noun
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
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horse sawbuck sawhorse

type of:
frame framework
verb
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
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"the yung filly bucked"

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hitch jerk

type of:
move
noun
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
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placental mammal eutherian placental eutherian mammal
verb
to strive with determination
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"John is bucking for a promotion"

type of:
endeavour endeavor strive

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