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English noun: buck | |||
| 1. | buck (artifact) a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting | ||
| Synonyms | long horse, vaulting horse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gymnastic horse, horse | ||
| 2. | buck (possession) a piece of paper money worth one dollar | ||
| Synonyms | clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, note | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 3. | Buck (person) United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) | ||
| Synonyms | Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, missionary, missioner, writer | ||
| 4. | buck (artifact) a framework for holding wood that is being sawed | ||
| Synonyms | horse, sawbuck, sawhorse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trestle | ||
| 5. | buck (animal) mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stag | ||
English verb: buck | |||
| 1. | buck (social) to strive with determination | ||
| Samples | John is bucking for a promotion. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | endeavor, endeavour, strive | ||
| 2. | buck (social) resist | ||
| Samples | Buck the trend. | ||
| Synonyms | go against | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oppose, react | ||
| 3. | buck (motion) move quickly and violently | ||
| Samples | The car tore down the street. He came charging into my office. | ||
| Synonyms | charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rip | ||
| Verb group | dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | ||
| 4. | buck (motion) jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched | ||
| Samples | The yung filly bucked. | ||
| Synonyms | hitch, jerk | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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