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Word: Buck
Speech Type: Noun
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
bʌk
the male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.
Short Definition: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
Short Definition:vertical jump by horse
Examples:- the horse seemed to leap, making a mighty buck that shipped the rider off
a fashionable and spirited young man
Short Definition:fashionable young man
Examples:- the dashing young buck, driving his own equipage
a contemptuous term for a black man.
Short Definition:contemptuous term for black man
Word: Buck
Speech Type: Verb
bʌk
(of a horse) to perform a buck
Short Definition:(of horse) perform buck
Examples:- 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)
Short Definition:oppose or resist something
Examples:- the shares bucked the market trend
Word: Buck
Speech Type: Adjective
bʌk
lowest of a particular rank
Short Definition:lowest of particular rank
Examples:- a buck private
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