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Type Words
Synonyms go against
Type of oppose, react


buck the trend.
Type Words
Synonyms charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
Type of hie, belt along, race, pelt along, bucket along, cannonball along, speed, step on it, rush, hotfoot, rush along, hasten
Has types rip
Verb group scud, dart, dash, flash, scoot, shoot
Type Words
Synonyms clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
Type of government note, bank note, bank bill, bill, federal reserve note, banknote, banker's bill, greenback, note
Type Words
Synonyms pearl buck, pearl sydenstricker buck
Type Words
Synonyms long horse, vaulting horse
Type of horse, gymnastic horse
Type Words
Synonyms horse, sawbuck, sawhorse
Type of frame, framework
Has types trestle
Type Words
Synonyms hitch, jerk
Type of move


the yung filly bucked.
Type Words
Type of placental mammal, eutherian, placental, eutherian mammal
Has types stag
Type Words
Type of endeavour, endeavor, strive


John is bucking for a promotion.

Examples of buck

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Buck became the first American woman honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature.
From the bloomberg.com
Buck, a Tea Party favorite, is seen by some as a gaffe-prone sound-bite machine.
From the abcnews.go.com
Buck said very few players on the team have any experience on the varsity level.
From the charlotteobserver.com
If a deer is not a fawn with spots and clearly not a baby buck, is it fair game?
From the sacbee.com
Let's remember that he's paid to do that job, hence why the buck stops with him.
From the expressandstar.com
Coach DeWayne Walker is the latest trying to buck the trend at New Mexico State.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Now that everyone is stressing about it, what better time to make a buck, right?
From the techcrunch.com
The Situation Room is where the buck makes the descent to its final destination.
From the independent.co.uk
Lade Conlee of Kingston Springs used turnip greens to entice this 15-point buck.
From the tennessean.com
More examples
  • To strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
  • Vaulting horse: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
  • Dollar: a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  • Resist; "buck the trend"
  • United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
  • Tear: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
  • BUCK is the first major full-length album released by Christian ska band BUCK Enterprises. The album was released under the band's name of BUCK. The enhanced portion of the disc contained a video about BUCK Enterprises, then known as BUCK.
  • Buck, and also mule, are slightly antiquated names for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors.
  • Buck is a crater in the Navka region of Venus. It has the terraced walls, flat radar-dark floor, and central peak that are characteristic of craters classified as 'complex'. The central peak on its floor is unusually large. ...