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buck definition
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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 buck black buck blackbuck buck buck-and-wing buck fever buck private buckaroo buckbean buckbean family buckboard bucket bucket seat bucket shop bucketful buckeye buckeye state bucking bronco buckingham palace buckle buckler buckler fern buckler mustard buckleya buckleya distichophylla buckminster fuller buckminsterfullerene buckram buckshot buckskin buckskins buckthorn buckthorn berry buckthorn family bucktooth buckwheat buckwheat cake buckwheat family buckwheat tree buckyball bushbuck gemsbuck lee buck trevino pearl buck pearl sydenstricker buck prongbuck roebuck sawbuck springbuck waterbuck young buck Overview of noun buck The noun buck has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) vaulting horse, long horse, buck -- (a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting) 2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam -- ((United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar) 3. Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck -- (United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)) 4. sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck -- (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed) 5. buck -- (mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)) 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 adj buck The adj buck has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buck, bucked -- ((of upper front teeth) projecting outward; "buck teeth") 2. buck -- (of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private") Antonyms of adj buck 2 senses of buck Sense 1 buck(postnominal), bucked(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA protrusive) -> intrusive Sense 2 buck INDIRECT (VIA subordinate) -> dominant Similarity of adj buck 2 senses of buck Sense 1 buck(postnominal), bucked(postnominal) => protrusive (vs. intrusive) Sense 2 buck => subordinate (vs. dominant), low-level Attributes of adj buck Familiarity of adj buck buck used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj buck buck buck-toothed bucked bucked up buckram buckshee bucktooth Overview of noun buck The noun buck has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) vaulting horse, long horse, buck -- (a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting) 2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam -- ((United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar) 3. Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck -- (United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)) 4. sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck -- (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed) 5. buck -- (mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)) 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 adj buck The adj buck has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buck, bucked -- ((of upper front teeth) projecting outward; "buck teeth") 2. buck -- (of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private")
buck definition
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