Buck Word Meaning

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

the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.

male of some horned animals

vaulting horse

a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind

vertical jump by horse

• the horse seemed to leap, making a mighty buck that shipped the rider off

a fashionable and spirited young man

fashionable young man

• the dashing young buck, driving his own equipage

a contemptuous term for a black man.

contemptuous term for black man

(of a horse) to perform a buck

(of horse) perform buck

• he's got to get his head down to buck
• she bucked them off if they tried to get on her back

oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable)

oppose or resist something

• the shares bucked the market trend

lowest of a particular rank

lowest of particular rank

• a buck private