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bucking


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buck 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buck 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  buck 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  buck 
 
  4  senses  of  buck 
 
  Sense  1 
  buck 
  =>  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
 
  Sense  2 
  buck,  go  against 
  =>  react,  oppose 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
 
  Sense  4 
  buck,  jerk,  hitch 
  =>  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  buck 
 
  buck  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  buck 
 
  Sense  1 
  buck 
  =>  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  buck,  go  against 
  =>  react,  oppose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  buck,  jerk,  hitch 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  bucking 
  bucking  bronco 
  buckingham  palace 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buck 
 
  The  verb  buck  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  buck  --  (to  strive  with  determination;  "John  is  bucking  for  a  promotion.") 
  2.  (1)  buck,  go  against  --  (resist;  "buck  the  trend") 
  3.  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck  --  (move  quickly  and  violently;  "The  car  tore  down  the  street";  "He  came  charging  into  my  office") 
  4.  buck,  jerk,  hitch  --  (jump  vertically,  with  legs  stiff  and  back  arched,  as  of  horses) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buck 
 
  The  verb  buck  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  buck  --  (to  strive  with  determination;  "John  is  bucking  for  a  promotion.") 
  2.  (1)  buck,  go  against  --  (resist;  "buck  the  trend") 
  3.  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck  --  (move  quickly  and  violently;  "The  car  tore  down  the  street";  "He  came  charging  into  my  office") 
  4.  buck,  jerk,  hitch  --  (jump  vertically,  with  legs  stiff  and  back  arched,  as  of  horses) 



bucking definition