Definition of "buck"
- noun
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the ferret and shad.
An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
A fop or dandy.
A dollar (one hundred cents).
A rand (currency unit).
One hundred.
An object of various types, placed on a table to indicate turn or status; such as a brass object, placed in rotation on a US Navy wardroom dining table to indicate which officer is to be served first, or an item passed around a poker table indicating the dealer or placed in the pot to remind the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.
The body of a post mill, particularly in East Anglia.
One million dollars.
A euro.
- verb
To bend; buckle.
To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.
To successfully throw or attempt to throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.
To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.
To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.
To press a reinforcing device (bucking bar) against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion.
To saw a felled tree into shorter lengths, as for firewood.
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