Buck (b k), Pearl Sydenstricker 1892-1973. American writer whose life as a missionary in China lent a vivid immediacy to her novels, including The Good Earth (1931). She won the 1938 Nobel Prize for literature. |
| buck 1 (bk) n. 1. a. The adult male of some animals, such as the deer, antelope, or rabbit. b. Antelope considered as a group: a herd of buck. 2. a. A robust or high-spirited young man. b. A fop. 3. Offensive A Native American or Black man. 4. An act or instance of bucking: a horse that unseated its rider on the first buck. 5. a. Buckskin. b. bucks Buckskin breeches or shoes. v. bucked, buck·ing, bucks v.intr. 1. To leap upward arching the back: The horse bucked in fright. 2. To charge with the head lowered; butt. 3. To make sudden jerky movements; jolt: The motor bucked and lurched before it finally ran smoothly. 4. To resist stubbornly and obstinately; balk. 5. Informal To strive with determination: bucking for a promotion. v.tr. 1. To throw or toss by bucking: buck off a rider; bucked the packsaddle off its back. 2. To oppose directly and stubbornly; go against: "Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country, is bucking the trend" (American Demographics). 3. Football To charge into (an opponent's line) carrying the ball. 4. Archaic To butt against with the head. adj. Phrasal Verb: Of the lowest rank in a specified military category: a buck private; a buck sergeant. buck up To summon one's courage or spirits; hearten: My friends tried to buck me up after I lost the contest. [Middle English bukke, from Old English buc, male deer, and bucca, male goat.] buck  er n. |
| buck 2 (bk) n. 1. A sawhorse or sawbuck. 2. A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting. [Alteration (influenced by buck) of Dutch bok, male goat, trestle, from Middle Dutch boc.] |
| buck 3 (bk) n. Informal 1. A dollar. 2. An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck. [Short for buckskin (from its use in trade).] |
| buck 4 (bk) n. Games 1. A counter or marker formerly passed from one poker player to another to indicate an obligation, especially one's turn to deal. 2. Informal Obligation to account for something; responsibility: tried to pass the buck for the failure to his boss. tr.v. bucked, buck·ing, bucks Informal Idiom: To pass (a task or duty) to another, especially so as to avoid responsibility: "We will see the stifling of initiative and the increased bucking of decisions to the top" (Winston Lord). the buck stops here Informal The ultimate responsibility rests here. [Short for buckhorn knife (from its use as a marker in poker).] |
buck 1
Noun
1. the male of the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer
2. Archaic a spirited young man
3. the act of bucking
Verb
1. (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
2. (of a horse, etc.) to throw (its rider) by bucking
3. Informal to resist or oppose obstinately: bucking the system
See also buck up [Old English bucca he-goat]
buck 2
Noun
US, Canad, Austral & NZ informal a dollar [origin unknown]
buck 3
Noun
pass the buck Informal to shift blame or responsibility onto another [probably from buckhorn knife, placed before a player in poker to indicate that he was the next dealer]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  buck - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaultinggymnastic horse, horse - a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs |
| 2. |  buck - a piece of paper money worth one dollarU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" | |
| 3. | Buck - United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) | |
| 4. |  buck - a framework for holding wood that is being sawedframework - a structure supporting or containing something trestle - sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop | |
| 5. | buck - mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials stag - adult male deer | |
| Verb | 1. | buck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion" |
| 2. | buck - resist; "buck the trend" | |
| 3. | buck - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast" | |
| 4. | buck - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
Translations
buck [bʌk] n → mâle m (d'un lapin, lièvre, daim etc);
(US) (inf) → dollar m
to pass the buck (to sb) → se décharger de la responsabilité (sur qn)
vt to buck one's ideas up → se reprendre
buck [bʌk] n (rabbit) → Rammler m;
(deer) → Bock m;
(US) (inf) → Dollar m
vi → bocken;
to pass the buck → die Verantwortung abschieben;
to pass the buck to sb → jdm die Verantwortung zuschieben
buck up vi (cheer up) → aufleben
vt to buck one's ideas up → sich zusammenreißen
buck [bʌk] n → maschio (di camoscio, caprone, coniglio etc);
(US ) (col) → dollaro
vi → sgroppare;
to pass the buck (to sb) → scaricare (su di qn) la propria responsabilità
buck up vi (= cheer up) → rianimarsi
n buck [bak]
the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc a buck and a doe. bokram ذَكّرُ الظَّبي / الأرْنَب / الماعِز мъжки елен, самец, мъжкото на антилопа/заек/козел kozel, jelen, samec han; buk der Bock αρσενικό ελάφι, λαγός ή κουνέλι macho isasloom نر uros mâle צְבִי זָכַר मृग, हिरन mužjak hím (rusa, kelinci) jantan maschio (di cervo, daino, camoscio, coniglio, caprone, leprotto) 雄鹿 (짐승의) 수컷 elnias, kiškis, stirninas (briežu, zaķu u.tml.) tēviņš rusa jantan mannetjesdier hann (av hjort, hare, kanin osv) kozioł, samiec macho căprior, iepuroi; mascul самец cap, samec samec mužjak bock, hanne สัตว์ตัวผู้ erkek geyik/tavşan 雄鹿；公兔等 самець نر ہرن ، خرگوش hươu, hoẵng, nai, thỏ... đực 雄鹿；公兔等
v
(of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air. bokspring يَقْفِزُ بِظَهْرِهِ إلى أَعْلى ритам vyhazovat, vzpínat se gøre bukkespring bocken χοροπηδώ corcovear perutama جفتک انداختن vikuroida lancer une/des ruade(s) לִקְפּוֹץ וְלִבְעוֹט בַּרָגלָיִים הַאֲחוֹרִיוֹת हवा में कुलांचे लगाना ritati se bokkol mendompak sgroppare はね上る 뛰어오르다 šokinėti saslieties pakaļkājās mendompak bokken springe; stange brykać saltar a zvârli din copite взбрыкивать vyhadzovať ritati đipati hoppa och sparka bakut, göra bocksprång กระโดดขึ้นลงอย่างรวดเร็ว sıçrayarak kıç atmak (馬、騾等)猛然彎背躍起 ставати дибки; брикатися گھوڑے کا کودنا ، چھلانگ لگانا nhảy chụm bốn vó （马、骡等）猛然弯背跃起
n / adj buckskin
(of) a soft leather made of deerskin or sheepskin. bokvel جِلْدُ الغَزال еленова кожа semiš(ový) hjorteskind; gedeskind das Wildleder (φτιαγμένος από) δέρμα από ελάφι ή πρόβατο ante ševroo, ševrett چرم آهو hirvennahka, pukinnahka peau de daim עוֹר צְבִי मृग-छाल srneća koža szarvasbőr kulit rusa pelle di daino/camoscio 鹿皮 사슴[]가죽; 사슴[] 가죽으로 만든 elnio/avies oda briežāda; briežādas- kulit rusa herteleer, schapeleer; herteleren, schapeleren hjorteskinn, saueskinn skóra kozłowa pele de veado piele de căprioară оленья кожа semiš; semišový jelenovo usnje jelenska kožica hjortskinn, fårskinn หนังนิ่มทำด้วยหนังกวางหรือแพะ geyik derisi, güderi 鹿皮；羊皮 оленяча шкіра ہرن یا بھیڑ کی کھال بنا ہوا لباس da hoẵng; da cừu 鹿皮；羊皮
buck up
1 to hurry You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus. opskud يُسرع забързвам hodit sebou skynde sig sich beeilen κάνω γρήγορα darse prisa, aligerar kiirustama عجله کردن؛ جنبیدن pitää kiirettä (se) grouiller לְהִזדָרֵז तेजी करना požuriti se siet cepat-cepat spicciarsi 急ぐ 서두르다 paskubėti pasteigties cepat opschieten skynde seg pospieszyć się apressar-se a (se) înviora спешить pohnúť sa, švihnúť si pohiteti požuriti raska på รีบ acele etmek, elini çabuk tutmak 快點 розворушитися جلدی ، شتابی کرنا nhanh lên 快点
2 to cheer up She bucked up when she heard the news. opvrolik يُشجّـع окуражавам vzchopit se opmuntre; live op Mut fassen παίρνω θάρρος, φτιάχνει η διάθεσή μου animarse pead püsti ajama شاد شدن piristyä être ragaillardi לְעוֹדֵד शाबाश živnuti összeszedi magát bergembira rincuorarsi 元気が出る 기운이 나다, 기운내게 하다 pralinksmėti, atgyti sasparoties; saņemties gembira opfleuren oppmuntre, kvikke opp nabrać otuchy, rozchmurzyć się animar-se a (se) înviora оживиться vzchopiť sa razveseliti se oraspoložiti se pigga (gaska) upp [] ทำให้ร่าเริงขึ้น neşelen(dir)mek (使)精神振作起來 підбадьорити(ся) خوش ہونا vui vẻ lên （使）精神振作起来
pass the buck
to pass on responsibility (to someone else) Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck. verantwoordelikheid afskuif يُحَوِّلُ المسؤوليه إلى غيره прехвърлям отговорността svalovat odpovědnost na lade sorteper gå videre den Schwarzen Peter weiter geben φορτώνω την ευθύνη σε άλλον cargarle el muerto a alguien vastutust (kellegi) kaela veeretama از زیر بار مسئولیت شانه خالی کردن siirtää vastuu refiler une responsabilité à qqn לְהָטִיל אֶת הַאֲחרָיוּת किसी और पर जिम्मेदारी डालना otkloniti odgovornost másra tolja a felelősséget mengalihkan tanggung jawab koma sök/ábyrgð yfir á e-n annan lavarsi le mani, fare a scaricabarile 責任転嫁する 책임을 전가하다 suversti atsakomybę kitam novelt atbildību (uz kādu citu) menyalahkan orang lain de verantwoordelijkheid afschuiven fraskrive seg ansvaret zwalić odpowiedzialność na kogoś innego furtar-se a arunca pisica moartă în grădina altcuiva сваливать ответственность (на кого-л.) zvaliť zodpovednosť na prenesti odgovornost prebaciti odgovornost vältra över ansvaret ปัดความรับผิดชอบให้ผู้อื่น sorumluluğu başkasına yüklemek 推卸責任給... перекладати відповідальність ذمہ داری کو آگے منتقل کرنا đổ trách nhiệm cho ai 推卸责任给
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