buck

/bˈʌk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. to strive with determination
   “John is bucking for a promotion”
2. resist
   “buck the trend”
3. move quickly and violently
   “The car tore down the street”
4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
   “the yung filly bucked”

noun

1. a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
3. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
5. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

Synonyms for buck

• go against
• tear
• shoot
• shoot down
• charge
• jerk
• hitch
• vaulting horse
• long horse
• dollar
• dollar bill
• one dollar bill
• clam
• Pearl Buck
• Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
• sawhorse
• horse
• sawbuck

Words that rhyme with buck

• duck
• pluck
• suck
• chuck
• tuck
• muck
• amok
• amuck
• luck
• ruck
• shuck
• truck
• cluck
• fuck
• puck
• stuck
• unstuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• guck
• huck
• moonstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• schmuck
• struck
• thunderstruck
• woodchuck
• bruck
• buc