buck^*bʌk(n.)

1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, goat, and certain other animals.

   Category: Zoology

2. Category: Clothing

   Ref: buckskin (defs. 1, 2). 1 2

3. a casual oxford shoe made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color.

   Category: Clothing

4. Older Use.an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth.

5. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a male American Indian or black.)

   Category: Status (usage)

6. (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.

Origin of buck:

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

buckbʌk(v.i.)

1. (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

2. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly:

   to buck at a suggestion.

   Category: Informal

3. (of a vehicle, motor, or the like) to operate unevenly; move by jerks and bounces.

   Category: Automotive

4. (v.t.)to throw or attempt to throw (a rider) by bucking.

   Category: Animal Behavior, Dogs, Cats, and Horses

5. to force a way through or proceed against (an obstacle):

   The plane bucked a strong headwind.

6. to strike with the head; butt.

7. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly to.

8. to gamble, play, or take a risk against:

   to buck the odds.

9. buck for, to strive or compete for (a promotion, raise, etc.).

   Category: Verb Phrase

10. buck up, to make or become cheerful.

    Category: Verb Phrase

11. (n.)an act of bucking.

Origin of buck:

1855–60

buck′er(n.)

buckbʌk(n.)

1. a sawhorse.

2. a leather-covered block, used in gymnastics for vaulting.

   Category: Sport

Origin of buck:

1855–60; short for sawbuck

buckbʌk(n.)

1. an object used by a poker player as a marker for who has the deal, for an ante, etc.

   Category: Games

2. ultimate responsibility:

   The buck stops here.

3. (v.t.)to pass (something) along to another.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

Idioms for buck:

1. pass the buck,to shift responsibility or blame to another person.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of buck:

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

buckbʌk(adv.)

1. completely; stark:

   buck naked.

   Category: Informal

Origin of buck:

1925–30, Amer.

buck^*bʌk(n.)

1. a dollar.

   Category: Status (usage)

Idioms for buck:

1. bang for the buck,return for one's investment.

   Category: Idiom

^* Slang..

Origin of buck:

1855–60, Amer.

Buckbʌk(n.)

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

   Category: Biography