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bucked
We have found lemma(root) word of bucked : buck.
Definitions
[bʌk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes
- a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind
(e.g: the horse seemed to leap, making a mighty buck that shipped the rider off)
- a fashionable and spirited young man
(e.g: the dashing young buck, driving his own equipage)
- a contemptuous term for a black man
Phrases:
- buck up one's ideas
Origin
:
Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin
[bʌk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a horse) to perform a buck
(e.g: he's got to get his head down to buck)
- oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable)
(e.g: the shares bucked the market trend)
Phrases:
- buck up one's ideas
Origin
:
Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin
[bʌk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- lowest of a particular rank
(e.g: a buck private)
Phrases:
- buck up one's ideas
Origin
:
Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin
[bʌk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a dollar
(e.g: a run-down hotel room for five bucks a night)
Phrases:
- a quick buck
Origin
:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin
[bʌk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an article placed as a reminder in front of a player whose turn it is to deal at poker
Phrases:
- pass the buck
- the buck stops with someone
Origin
:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin
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