Buck


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buck
v. move rapidly and with violence; jump vertically legs stiff and back arched ; bet, gamble (Slang)
 
n. male deer; male rabbit; dollar (Slang)
 
adj. of the lowest level in a category
 
Buck
n. family name; Pearl Buck (1892-1973), United States author who was a missionary and lived in China, author of "The Good Earth"

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Buck

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

 
buck

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


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bücken
v. bend, lean down, tilt

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buck
v. vyhazovat; povzbudit koho, povzbudit co; dokud na sobě nezačneš pracovat
 
n. dolar; samec