plural bucks
1
a
informal
(1)
: dollar sense 3b
I only had a buck in my pocket.
Dinner cost twenty bucks.
(2)
: a sum of money especially to be gained
make a quick buck
b
US slang
—used in place of "hundred" in combination with other numbers
… as much at ease going 40 in First as it is doing a buck-twenty [=120 miles an hour] down the freeway …—
Hot Rod
Hot Rod2
or plural buck
: a male animal
especially
: a male deer or antelope
4
6
[short for sawbuck sawhorse]
a
: a supporting rack or frame
b
: a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting
bucked; bucking; bucks
1
of a horse or mule
: to spring into the air with the back arched
2
: to charge against something
3
a
: to move or react jerkily
b
: to refuse assent : balk
4
: to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior
bucking for a promotion
1
b
archaic
: butt entry 3
2
: to throw or dislodge (a rider) by bucking
3
: to move or charge into
bucking a headwind
4
a
: to pass especially from one person to another
b
: to move or load (heavy or cumbersome objects) especially with mechanical equipment
bucker
noun
: stark, completely
buck naked
1
: responsibility
—used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here
2
: an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal
broadly
: a token used as a mark or reminder
: of the lowest grade within a military category or rank
Because he had not yet taken the Army's basic artillery course, he had to make do with a crash course from a buck sergeant … , who tutored him aboard the troopship General Walker.—Peter J. Boyer
see also buck private
Peter J. BoyerSynonyms
Examples of buck in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a vain buck who spends an hour before the bathroom mirror every morning
found some strong young bucks to help move her furniture
dropped a buck in the collection basket
hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines
Verb
the car bucked and stalled
bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The auto insurance market is still very much at an inflection point, with trends continuing to buck the norm and consumers shopping at higher rates.
—Bill Madison, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
For those with a larger budget, this configuration gives you a lot of bang for your buck, able to play the latest games at their highest settings.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Having previously served as an attorney dedicated to protecting the U.S. steel industry from foreign competition, Lighthizer entered the Trump administration with a protectionist mindset that propelled him to buck free trade conservative orthodoxy and engineer Trump's 2018 trade war with China.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The auto insurance market is still very much at an inflection point, with trends continuing to buck the norm and consumers shopping at higher rates.
—Bill Madison, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Jojo examined her buck, astonished by all the frothy lung blood and the entrance and exit wounds.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
For those with a larger budget, this configuration gives you a lot of bang for your buck, able to play the latest games at their highest settings.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buck. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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buck
1 of 4 noun
plural bucks
1
or plural buck
: a male animal
especially
: a male deer or antelope
2
b
3
buck
2 of 4 verb1
a
: to spring into the air with the back arched
a bucking horse
b
: to throw (as a rider) by bucking
2
: to move or act against the action of
bucking a storm
buck a trend
3
: to move or start jerkily
bucker
noun
buck
3 of 4 noun
: an act or instance of bucking
buck
4 of 4 noun
: responsibility
pass the buck
Etymology
Noun
short for buckhorn knife, formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal
Biographical Definition
Buck
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Pearl 1892–1973 née
Sydenstricker
ˈsī-dᵊn-ˌstri-kər 
American novelist
American novelist
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