1. dollar sense 3b
I only had a buck in my pocket. Dinner cost twenty bucks.
2. a sum of money especially to be gained
make a quick buck also money —usually used in plural
making the big bucks
3. a male animal especially a male deer or antelope
4. a male human being man
5. a dashing fellow dandy
6. antelope
7. buckskin also an article (such as a shoe) made of buckskin
8. a supporting rack or frame
9. a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting
10. to spring into the air with the back arched
11. to charge against something
12. to move or react jerkily
13. to refuse assent balk
14. to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior
bucking for a promotion
15. oppose, resist
bucking the system
16. butt entry 3
17. to throw or dislodge (a rider) by bucking
18. to move or charge into
bucking a headwind
19. to pass especially from one person to another
20. to move or load (heavy or cumbersome objects) especially with mechanical equipment
21. an act or instance of bucking
22. stark, completely
buck naked
23. responsibility —used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here
24. an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal broadly a token used as a mark or reminder
25. of the lowest grade within a military category
a buck private
26. Linda B. 1947– American biologist
27. Pearl 1892–1973 née Sydenstricker \ ?sī-d?n-?stri-k?r \ American novelist
28. to jump violently into the air with the back bent upward
29. to oppose or resist (something or someone)
30. the male of an animal (as a deer or rabbit) the female of which is called doe
31. dollar
The cost is ten bucks.
32. man entry 1 sense 1, fellow
33. to spring or jump upward with head down and back arched
The rider nearly fell when the horse suddenly bucked.
34. to charge or push against
Our boat was bucking the waves.
35. to go against oppose
We decided to buck the trend and wear ties.
36. to become more confident