buck Synonyms
buck Meaning
buck (n)
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
buck (v)
to strive with determination
resist
move quickly and violently
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
buck (n.)
Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.
The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.
A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.
A male Indian or negro.
A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.
The beech tree.
buck (v. t.)
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
To break up or pulverize, as ores.
To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2.
buck (v. i.)
To copulate, as bucks and does.
To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
buck Sentence Examples
- The buck bounded gracefully through the forest, its antlers gleaming in the dappled sunlight.
- Hunters eagerly await the start of deer season, hoping to bag a trophy buck.
- The buck paused to graze on tender shoots of grass before disappearing into the thicket.
- A startled buck leaped across the trail, its powerful muscles propelling it effortlessly.
- The buck's keen senses alerted it to the presence of danger, and it fled into the dense undergrowth.
- Bucks engage in fierce battles during the rutting season to establish dominance and mating rights.
- In rural areas, bucks are a common sight, grazing in fields or crossing country roads.
- Conservation efforts aim to protect the habitats of bucks and other wildlife from encroaching development.
- Bucks play a crucial role in ecosystems as both prey for predators and seed dispersers.
- The majestic beauty of a buck in the wild is a symbol of the natural world's resilience and diversity.
FAQs About the word buck
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting, a piece of paper money worth one dollar, United States author whose
dude, beau, macaroni, fop, Beau Brummell, gallant,jay, cavalier, coxcomb,dandy
slob,slob,sloven, sloven,
The buck bounded gracefully through the forest, its antlers gleaming in the dappled sunlight.
Hunters eagerly await the start of deer season, hoping to bag a trophy buck.
The buck paused to graze on tender shoots of grass before disappearing into the thicket.
A startled buck leaped across the trail, its powerful muscles propelling it effortlessly.
