Synonyms for buck
bʌk

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1. vaulting horse, long horse, buck(noun)

   a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam(noun)

   a piece of paper money worth one dollar

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, dollar sign, sawbuck, sawhorse, dollar mark, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

3. Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck(noun)

   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

4. sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck(noun)

   a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

   Synonyms:
   dollar, dollar bill, cavalry, vaulting horse, knight, sawbuck, gymnastic horse, clam, one dollar bill, sawhorse, horse, horse cavalry, long horse

5. buck(verb)

   mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

6. buck(verb)

   to strive with determination

   "John is bucking for a promotion"

   Synonyms:
   jerk, hitch, tear, shoot down, charge, go against, shoot

7. buck, go against(verb)

   resist

   "buck the trend"

   Synonyms:
   violate, go against, jerk, shoot down, tear, offend, charge, infract, break, hitch, shoot, transgress, breach

8. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck(verb)

   move quickly and violently

   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, land, jerk, shoot, flash, scoot, bear down, scud, sprout, hit, consign, excite, commove, commit, blame, film, snap, down, appoint, take, point, pullulate, agitate, load, bill, deplumate, bourgeon, defeat, rouse, saddle, pull, fool away, fritter, kill, lodge, dissipate, dart, frivol away, file, bust, burgeon forth, accuse, level, institutionalize, turn on, pluck, fritter away, charge, inject, vote down, deplume, germinate, shoot down, institutionalise, fool, burden, photograph, charge up, blast, dash, send, go against, spud, rupture, pip, vote out, displume, tear

9. buck, jerk, hitch(verb)

   jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

   "the yung filly bucked"

   Synonyms:
   thumb, twitch, shoot, go against, flick, hitch, yank, catch, shoot down, limp, hobble, tear, charge, gimp, jerk, hitchhike

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1. buck(n.)

   Synonyms:
   male (of the deer, sheep, goat, rabbit, and hare)

2. buck(n.)

   Synonyms:
   blade, spark, gallant; gay, dashing fellow

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1. buck(n)

   Synonyms:
   ram, beau, fop, blade, dandy

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1. List of paraphrases:

   buckbeak, buc, dollar, pak, ball, money, deer

How to pronounce buck?

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use buck in a sentence?

1. Margaret Chan:

   The buck stops with me.

2. Jennifer Cohen:

   My personal workout regimen varies, but I’m a big believer in doing workouts that give you the biggest bang for your buck.

3. Tony Abbott:

   Obviously I take responsibility for everything in the end. I mean, the buck stops here.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   Wherever the buck stops, the fact is, Congress is not doing its job.

5. Seymour Amster:

   The cause of [Moore’s] death was not the result of anything Mr. Buck did.

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