Collins English-English Dictionary

buck [b^k]

1. 1. n the male of various animals including the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer

2. 2. n (as modifier)

   a buck antelope

3. 3. n [South African] an antelope or deer of either sex

4. 4. n [US] [informal] a young man

5. 5. n [archaic] a robust spirited young man

6. 6. n [archaic] a dandy; fop

7. 7. n the act of bucking

8. 8. vi. [intr] (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

9. 9. vt. [tr] (of a horse, etc) to throw (its rider) by bucking

10. 10. vt. [when intr, often foll by against] [informal] [chiefly US and Canadian] to resist or oppose obstinately

    to buck against change

    to buck change

11. 11. vt. [tr; usually passive] [informal] to cheer or encourage

    I was very bucked at passing the exam

12. 12. vt. [US and Canadian] [informal] (esp of a car) to move forward jerkily; jolt

13. 13. vt. [US and Canadian] to charge against (something) with the head down; butt

14. 14. vt. See also buck up

15. 15. vt. [Etymology] Old English bucca he-goat; related to Old Norse bukkr, Old High German bock, Old Irish bocc

buck [b^k]

1. 1. n [US, Canadian, and Austral] [informal] a dollar

2. 2. n [South African] [informal] a rand

3. 3. n See bang

4. 4. n [Etymology] C19: of obscure origin

buck [b^k]

1. 1. n [gymnastics] a type of vaulting horse

2. 2. n [US and Canadian] a stand for timber during sawing sawhorse

3. 3. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] to cut (a felled or fallen tree) into lengths

4. 4. vt. [Etymology] C19: short for sawbuck

buck [b^k]

1. 1. n [poker] a marker in the jackpot to remind the winner of some obligation when his turn comes to deal

2. 2. n [Etymology] C19: probably from buckhorn knife, placed before a player in poker to indicate that he was the next dealer