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bucking 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 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