buck adj : of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private" n
1. a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: vaulting horse, long horse]
2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, clam]
3. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck}]
4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: sawhorse, horse, sawbuck]
5. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) v
6. to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
7. resist; "buck the trend" [syn: go against]
8. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge]
9. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: jerk, hitch]

Sawhorse \Saw"horse`\, n. A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck.

Buck \Buck\, n. A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck. Buck saw, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.

Buck \Buck\, n. [See Beech, n.] The beech tree. [Scot.] Buck mast, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. --Johnson.
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• Meaning: Male deer
• Origin: English
• Gender: Male

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