buck

1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.

2. the male of certain other animals, as the shad.

3. an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth.

4. Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an American Indian male or an African American male.

5. buckskin.

6. bucks, casual oxford shoes made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color.

1. Military. of the lowest of several ranks involving the same principal designation, hence subject to promotion within the rank.

   buck private; buck sergeant.

1. (of a saddle or pack animal) to leap with arched back and come down with head low and forelegs stiff, in order to dislodge a rider or pack.

2. Informal. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly.

   The mayor bucked at the school board's suggestion.

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

1. to throw or attempt to throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.

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

   The plane bucked a strong headwind.

3. to strike with the head; butt.

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

5. Football. (of a ball-carrier) to charge into (the opponent's line).

6. to gamble, play, or take a risk against.

   He was bucking the odds when he bought that failing business.

7. to press a reinforcing device against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion.

1. an act of bucking.

1. buck up to make or become more cheerful, vigorous, etc..

   She knew that with a change of scene she would soon buck up.

2. buck for to strive for a promotion or some other advantage.

   to buck for a raise.

1. a sawbuck; sawhorse.

2. Gymnastics. a cylindrical, leather-covered block mounted in a horizontal position on a single vertical post set in a steel frame, for use chiefly in vaulting.

3. any of various heavy frames, racks, or jigs used to support materials or partially assembled items during manufacture, as in airplane assembly plants.

4. Also called door buck. a doorframe of wood or metal set in a partition, especially one of light masonry, to support door hinges, hardware, finish work, etc.

1. U.S. and Canadian to split or saw (logs, felled trees, etc.).

1. buck in to set up an instrument in line with two marks.

1. Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when their turn to deal next comes.

1. to pass (something) along to another, especially as a means of avoiding responsibility or blame.

   He bucked the letter on to the assistant vice president to answer.

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

   Never one to admit error, he passed the buck to his subordinates.

1. completely; stark.

   buck naked.

1. a dollar.

1. bukh.

1. lye used for washing clothes.

2. clothes washed in lye.

1. to wash or bleach (clothes) in lye.

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

2. a male given name.

1. 1. the male of various animals including the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer

   2. ( as modifier )

      a buck antelope

2. an antelope or deer of either sex

3. informal a young man

4. archaic a robust spirited young man

5. archaic a dandy; fop

6. the act of bucking

1. (intr) (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

2. (tr) (of a horse, etc) to throw (its rider) by bucking

3. informal to resist or oppose obstinately

   to buck against change

   to buck change

4. informal (tr; usually passive) to cheer or encourage

   I was very bucked at passing the exam

5. informal (esp of a car) to move forward jerkily; jolt

6. to charge against (something) with the head down; butt

1. informal a dollar

2. informal a rand

3. easily gained money

4. See bang 1

1. gymnastics a type of vaulting horse

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sawhorse. a stand for timber during sawing

1. (tr) to cut (a felled or fallen tree) into lengths

1. poker a marker in the jackpot to remind the winner of some obligation when his turn comes to deal

2. informal to shift blame or responsibility onto another

3. informal the ultimate responsibility lies here

1. Pearl S ( ydenstricker ). 1892–1973, US novelist, noted particularly for her novel of Chinese life The Good Earth (1931): Nobel prize for literature 1938

More idioms and phrases containing buck

• big bucks
• fast buck
• more bang for the buck
• pass the buck