buck
noun
[ bʌk ]
• the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.
• another term for vaulting horse.
• a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind.
• "the horse seemed to leap, making a mighty buck that shipped the rider off"
• a fashionable and spirited young man.
• "the dashing young buck, driving his own equipage"
• a black man.
buck
verb
• (of a horse) to perform a buck.
• "he's got to get his head down to buck"
• oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable).
• "the shares bucked the market trend"
• make or become more cheerful.
• "Bella and Jim need me to buck them up"
Similar:
cheer up,
perk up,
take heart,
rally,
pick up,
bounce back,
become more cheerful,
become livelier,
brighten up,
buoy up,
ginger up,
animate,
invigorate,
hearten,
uplift,
encourage,
stimulate,
enliven,
make someone happier,
raise someone's spirits,
give someone a lift,
pep up,
inspirit,
buck
adjective
• lowest of a particular rank.
• "a buck private"
Origin:
Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock ); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin.
buck
noun
• a dollar.
• "a run-down hotel room for five bucks a night"
Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
buck
noun
• an article placed as a reminder in front of a player whose turn it is to deal at poker.
Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
pass the buck
• shift the responsibility for something to someone else.
• "elected political leaders cannot pass the buck for crisis decisions to any alternative source of authority"
