Overview of noun buck

The noun buck has 5 senses

• vaulting horse, long horse, buck -- (a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting)


• dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam -- (a piece of paper money worth one dollar)


• Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck -- (United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973))


• sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck -- (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)


• buck -- (mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope))

Overview of verb buck

The verb buck has 4 senses

• buck -- (to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion")


• buck, go against -- (resist; "buck the trend")


• tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office")


• buck, jerk, hitch -- (jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked")