Definitions for buckbʌk

buck^*bʌk(n.)

the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, goat, and certain other animals.
Category: Zoology
Category: Clothing
Ref: buckskin (defs. 1, 2). 1 2
a casual oxford shoe made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color.
Category: Clothing
Older Use.an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a male American Indian or black.)
Category: Status (usage)
(adj.)of the lowest rank within a military designation:
buck private.
Category: Military

^* Usage: Definition 4 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.

bef. 1000; ME bukke, OE bucca he-goat, bucc male deer; c. MD, OHG boc, ON bukkr

buckbʌk(v.i.)

(of a saddle or pack animal) to leap with arched back and land with head low and forelegs stiff.
Category: Animal Behavior, Dogs, Cats, and Horses
to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly:
to buck at a suggestion.
Category: Informal
(of a vehicle, motor, or the like) to operate unevenly; move by jerks and bounces.
Category: Automotive
(v.t.)to throw or attempt to throw (a rider) by bucking.
Category: Animal Behavior, Dogs, Cats, and Horses
to force a way through or proceed against (an obstacle):
The plane bucked a strong headwind.
to strike with the head; butt.
to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly to.
to gamble, play, or take a risk against:
to buck the odds.
buck for, to strive or compete for (a promotion, raise, etc.).
Category: Verb Phrase
buck up, to make or become cheerful.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)an act of bucking.

1855–60

buck′er(n.)

buckbʌk(n.)

1855–60; short for sawbuck

buckbʌk(n.)

an object used by a poker player as a marker for who has the deal, for an ante, etc.
Category: Games
ultimate responsibility:
The buck stops here.
(v.t.)to pass (something) along to another.
Category: Common Vocabulary

pass the buck,to shift responsibility or blame to another person.
Category: Idiom

1860–65; short for buckhorn knife, which was often used by poker players as a marker

buckbʌk(adv.)

1925–30, Amer.

buck^*bʌk(n.)

^* Slang..

1855–60, Amer.

Buckbʌk(n.)

Pearl (Sydenstricker), 1892–1973, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1938.
Category: Biography

vaulting horse, long horse, buck(noun)
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam(noun)
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck(noun)
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck(noun)
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
buck(verb)
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
buck(verb)
to strive with determination
"John is bucking for a promotion"
buck, go against(verb)
resist
"buck the trend"
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck(verb)
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
buck, jerk, hitch(verb)
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
"the yung filly bucked"

buck(noun)ʌk
a dollar
It only cost a couple bucks.
buckʌk
used in phrases to mean "money"
buckʌk
to earn a lot of money
buckʌk
a male deer
***He shot a huge buck.
buckʌk
indicates who is responsible
Ultimately, the buck stops with the President.

Buck(noun)
lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed
Buck(noun)
the cloth or clothes soaked or washed
Buck(verb)
to soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching
Buck(verb)
to wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water
Buck(verb)
to break up or pulverize, as ores
Buck(noun)
the male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits
Buck(noun)
a gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy
Buck(noun)
a male Indian or negro
Buck(verb)
to copulate, as bucks and does
Buck(verb)
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
Buck(verb)
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
Buck(verb)
to throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2
Buck(noun)
a frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck
Buck(noun)
the beech tree