BUCK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • placental (what does placental mean?)
   • placental mammal (what does placental mammal mean?)
   • eutherian (what does eutherian mean?)
   • eutherian mammal (what does eutherian mammal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stag (what does stag mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • buck (what does buck mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • hitch (what does hitch mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
   Synonym(s)
   • horse (what does horse mean?)
   • sawbuck (what does sawbuck mean?)
   • sawhorse (what does sawhorse mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • framework (what does framework mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • framing (what does framing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • trestle (what does trestle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated
   • used lengthwise for vaulting
   Synonym(s)
   • long horse (what does long horse mean?)
   • vaulting horse (what does vaulting horse mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • horse (what does horse mean?)
4. Meaning
   • United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
   Synonym(s)
   • Pearl Buck (what does Pearl Buck mean?)
   • Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (what does Pearl Sydenstricker Buck mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • writer (what does writer mean?)
   • author (what does author mean?)
   • missionary (what does missionary mean?)
   • missioner (what does missioner mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a piece of paper money worth one dollar
   Synonym(s)
   • clam (what does clam mean?)
   • dollar (what does dollar mean?)
   • dollar bill (what does dollar bill mean?)
   • one dollar bill (what does one dollar bill mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bill (what does bill mean?)
   • note (what does note mean?)
   • government note (what does government note mean?)
   • bank bill (what does bank bill mean?)
   • banker’s bill (what does banker’s bill mean?)
   • bank note (what does bank note mean?)
   • banknote (what does banknote mean?)
   • Federal Reserve note (what does Federal Reserve note mean?)
   • greenback (what does greenback mean?)

BUCK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
   Synonym(s)
   • hitch (what does hitch mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the yung filly bucked
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • jerking (what does jerking mean?)
   • jolt (what does jolt mean?)
   • buck (what does buck mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move quickly and violently
   Synonym(s)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • shoot down (what does shoot down mean?)
   • tear (what does tear mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car tore down the street
   • He came charging into my office
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   • hotfoot (what does hotfoot mean?)
   • hasten (what does hasten mean?)
   • hie (what does hie mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • race (what does race mean?)
   • pelt along (what does pelt along mean?)
   • rush along (what does rush along mean?)
   • cannonball along (what does cannonball along mean?)
   • bucket along (what does bucket along mean?)
   • belt along (what does belt along mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rip (what does rip mean?)
   See Also
   • shoot up (what does shoot up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • resist
   Synonym(s)
   • go against (what does go against mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • buck the trend
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • react (what does react mean?)
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
4. Meaning
   • to strive with determination
   Usage Example(s)
   • John is bucking for a promotion
   Hypernyms(s) buck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endeavor (what does endeavor mean?)
   • endeavour (what does endeavour mean?)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)

BUCK as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of the lowest rank in a category
   Usage Example(s)
   • a buck private
   Similar To
   • subordinate (what does subordinate mean?)
   • low-level (what does low-level mean?)