move rapidly and with violence; jump vertically legs stiff and back arched ; bet, gamble (Slang)
male deer; male rabbit; dollar (Slang)
of the lowest level in a category
family name; Pearl Buck (1892-1973), United States author who was a missionary and lived in China, author of "The Good Earth"
Search Dictionary
Buck Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
A Hippogriff (a big beast which is half horse and half eagle).
Buck Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
(v. t.)
To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2.
To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2.
(v. t.)
To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
(v. t.)
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
(v. t.)
To break up or pulverize, as ores.
To break up or pulverize, as ores.
(v. i.)
To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
(v. i.)
To copulate, as bucks and does.
To copulate, as bucks and does.
(n.)
The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.
The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.
(n.)
The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.
The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.
(n.)
The beech tree.
The beech tree.
(n.)
Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
(n.)
A male Indian or negro.
A male Indian or negro.
(n.)
A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.
A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.
(n.)
A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.
buck
\buck\ (bŭk), n. [akin to lg. büke, dan. byg, sw. byk, g. bauche: cf. it. bucato, prov. sp. bugada, f. buée.]
1. lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
2. the cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [obs.]
buck
\buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bucked (bŭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. bucking.] [oe. bouken; akin to lg. büken, dan. byge, sw. byka, g. bauchen, beuchen; cf. of. buer. cf. the preceding noun.] 1. to soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
2. to wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
3. (mining) to break up or pulverize, as ores.
buck
\buck\, n. [oe. buk, bucke, as. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin to d. bok, ohg. pocch, g. bock, ir. boc, w. bwch, corn. byk; cf. zend būza, skr. bukka. ?256. cf. butcher, n.] 1. the male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.
note: a male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year; a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth; and a great buck in his sixth. the female of the fallow deer is termed a doe. the male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is called a hind.
2. a gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy. the leading bucks of the day.
3. a male indian or negro. [colloq. u.s.]
note: the word buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck.
similar words(18)
gray buck
buck saw
lee buck trevino
buck wagon
buck wheat
buck beer
buck fever
buck mast
buck-eyed
bush buck
buck private
pearl sydenstricker buck
a buck of the first head
buck-basket
young buck
buck bean
blue buck
water buck
dollar, greenback, loonie When I earn some bucks, I'm going to buy a stereo.
dollar(s).
Meaning
Pass responsibility onto someone else.
Origin
From the card game poker. A buck was a marker that indicated whose turn it was to deal. Passing the buck moved the deal onto the next player. Silver dollars were later used as markers and this may have been the origin of the use of buck as a slang term for dollar.
Pass responsibility onto someone else.
Origin
From the card game poker. A buck was a marker that indicated whose turn it was to deal. Passing the buck moved the deal onto the next player. Silver dollars were later used as markers and this may have been the origin of the use of buck as a slang term for dollar.
Meaning
Responsibility is not passed on beyond this point.
Origin
U.S. president Harry Truman had a sign with this inscription on his desk. This was meant to indicate that he didn't 'pass the buck' to anyone else but accepted responsibility for the way the country was governed.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Responsibility is not passed on beyond this point.
Origin
U.S. president Harry Truman had a sign with this inscription on his desk. This was meant to indicate that he didn't 'pass the buck' to anyone else but accepted responsibility for the way the country was governed.
dollar, greenback, loonie
When I earn some bucks, I'm going to buy a stereo.
When I earn some bucks, I'm going to buy a stereo.
1. resist obstinately; object strongly: "to buck at improvements"; 2. have sexual intercourse; 3. dollar; $1
lots of money (originally US slang (mid-19th C.); shortened form of "buckskin", the skin of a buck or deer, formerly an accepted form of exchange on the US frontier)
stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
former sideshow game
money earned with little effort, often by dishonest means
even fitter than a Mallee bull (meaning sexually active)
shift the responsibility or blame to another person
catch-phrase noting the acceptance of final responsibility (originally US slang (mid-19th C.), from “buck” - an object used in poker to remind the winner of some privilege or duty at the next deal, from “buckhorn knife”, once often used for this purpose; the definition coined by Harry S Truman, US president 1945-53)
to intimidate someone:"They tried to buck him but he didn't back down"
Noun
1. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
(synonym) Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
(hypernym) writer, author
Noun
1. a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
(synonym) vaulting horse, long horse
(hypernym) horse
2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
(synonym) dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, clam
(hypernym) bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
3. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
(synonym) sawhorse, horse, sawbuck
(hypernym) framework, frame, framing
(hyponym) trestle
4. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
(hypernym) placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
(hyponym) stag
(derivation) jerk, hitch
Verb
1. to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
(hypernym) endeavor, endeavour, strive
2. resist; "buck the trend"
(synonym) go against
(hypernym) react, oppose
3. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
(synonym) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge
(hypernym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hyponym) rip
(verb-group) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
(synonym) jerk, hitch
(hypernym) move
Adjective
1. of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"
(similar) subordinate, low-level
Buck Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Buckhead America Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Owns, franchises and manages hotel properties.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Owns, franchises and manages hotel properties.
Buck Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream-whatever that dream might be.
Buck Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
BUCK is the first major full-length album released by Christian ska band BUCK Enterprises. The album was released under the band's name of BUCK. The enhanced portion of the disc contained a video about BUCK Enterprises, then known as BUCK.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
Buck may refer to:
People:
People:
- Buck (surname)
- Buck (personal name)
- Michael Buckley (Internet celebrity)
- Buck Brannaman
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
Buck Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
A $100 wager
A $100 wager
