Buck
noun
A male animal especially of deer, antelope, or rabbit.
The hunter spotted a large buck in the woods.
Often appears as...
- big buck
- young buck
noun
A dollar.
This toy costs ten bucks.
Often appears as...
- make a buck
- buck or two
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To resist stubbornly and rebelliously.
She began to buck when asked to follow the procedures.
Often appears as...
- buck the trend
- buck the system
verb
To move in an irregular movement, especially a horse rising off the ground.
The horse started to buck and threw the rider off.
Often appears as...
- buck off
- buck wildly
noun
Young man.
There's a lively young buck at the gym who is always up for a game of basketball.
Often appears as...
- young buck
- old buck
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A male animal especially of deer, antelope, or rabbit.
The hunter spotted a large buck in the woods.
Often appears as...
- big buck
- young buck
noun
A dollar.
This toy costs ten bucks.
Often appears as...
- make a buck
- buck or two
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To resist stubbornly and rebelliously.
She began to buck when asked to follow the procedures.
Often appears as...
- buck the trend
- buck the system
verb
To move in an irregular movement, especially a horse rising off the ground.
The horse started to buck and threw the rider off.
Often appears as...
- buck off
- buck wildly
noun
Young man.
There's a lively young buck at the gym who is always up for a game of basketball.
Often appears as...
- young buck
- old buck
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Wildlife Context
Use 'buck' when discussing male animals, common in hunting or wildlife conversations.
Photographers captured the majestic buck on camera.
Pro Tip 2/2Gender Specific
'Buck' only refers to male animals, not females; females are often termed 'does'.
During the hike, we saw a buck and a doe together.
Pro Tip 1/2Wildlife Context
Use 'buck' when discussing male animals, common in hunting or wildlife conversations.
Photographers captured the majestic buck on camera.
Pro Tip 2/2Gender Specific
'Buck' only refers to male animals, not females; females are often termed 'does'.
During the hike, we saw a buck and a doe together.
Pro Tip 1/2Wildlife Context
Use 'buck' when discussing male animals, common in hunting or wildlife conversations.
Photographers captured the majestic buck on camera.
Pro Tip 2/2Gender Specific
'Buck' only refers to male animals, not females; females are often termed 'does'.
During the hike, we saw a buck and a doe together.
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Video examples
Making the impossible...
cold and there was a guy outside and he looked hungry looked like he needed something to eat let's everybody chip in a buck everybody put a buck and a hat and let's go buy the guy's sandwich now we've helped one person but maybe we put in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to
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Let's raise kids to be...
people who didn't have caddies I would carry their golf bags up to the top and they'd pay me a dollar meanwhile my friends were working for hours to haul some guys bag around and get paid ten bucks I'm like that's stupid because you have to work for five hours that doesn't make any sense you just figure out a way to make more money
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United by Ping Pong,...
bucks it's a hustle I'll make that money so I played with this guy for like I don't know like six months and then we started becoming friends and then uh this guy sent me the Germany flight paid I stayed in this school where all the young best athletes live and I learned
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Where Did Pablo...
this puff ignited what some historians call the rage to master a voracious dedication to push the boundaries of one's craft this obsessive personality led Picasso down a lifelong path of bucking established traditions I am not in favor of following any determined
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and the kind of bang you can get for your buck in terms of leveraging a criminal justice system that could function if it were properly trained and motivated and led, and these countries, especially a middle class that is seeing that there's really no future
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A healthy economy should...
because we intuitively understand that when something tries to grow forever within a healthy, living, thriving system, it's a threat to the health of the whole. So why would we imagine that our economies would be the one system that could buck this trend
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Human Smugglers PIPE...
cargo and although want to do is make a quick buck and they don't care who they hurt they don't care where they put in danger for longer pursues the two men as other agents arrived to help it's a street north spread out all right sprout and
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After billions of years...
and what makes our planet buck that trend? Well, the universe at large is relatively simple. Stars are so simple that we can predict their behavior billions of years into the future, and retrodict how they formed billions of years ago.
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
well you only got three chords ah we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also
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The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
but when the rainy season starts he'll need to buck more than a raindrop every year an area of forest the size of the uk floods each canopy tree acts like a giant
Video examples
Making the impossible...
cold and there was a guy outside and he looked hungry looked like he needed something to eat let's everybody chip in a buck everybody put a buck and a hat and let's go buy the guy's sandwich now we've helped one person but maybe we put in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to
Video examples
Let's raise kids to be...
people who didn't have caddies I would carry their golf bags up to the top and they'd pay me a dollar meanwhile my friends were working for hours to haul some guys bag around and get paid ten bucks I'm like that's stupid because you have to work for five hours that doesn't make any sense you just figure out a way to make more money
Video examples
United by Ping Pong,...
bucks it's a hustle I'll make that money so I played with this guy for like I don't know like six months and then we started becoming friends and then uh this guy sent me the Germany flight paid I stayed in this school where all the young best athletes live and I learned
Video examples
Where Did Pablo...
this puff ignited what some historians call the rage to master a voracious dedication to push the boundaries of one's craft this obsessive personality led Picasso down a lifelong path of bucking established traditions I am not in favor of following any determined
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and the kind of bang you can get for your buck in terms of leveraging a criminal justice system that could function if it were properly trained and motivated and led, and these countries, especially a middle class that is seeing that there's really no future
Video examples
A healthy economy should...
because we intuitively understand that when something tries to grow forever within a healthy, living, thriving system, it's a threat to the health of the whole. So why would we imagine that our economies would be the one system that could buck this trend
Video examples
Human Smugglers PIPE...
cargo and although want to do is make a quick buck and they don't care who they hurt they don't care where they put in danger for longer pursues the two men as other agents arrived to help it's a street north spread out all right sprout and
Video examples
After billions of years...
and what makes our planet buck that trend? Well, the universe at large is relatively simple. Stars are so simple that we can predict their behavior billions of years into the future, and retrodict how they formed billions of years ago.
Video examples
Genius: Aretha Chain of...
well you only got three chords ah we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also
Video examples
The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
but when the rainy season starts he'll need to buck more than a raindrop every year an area of forest the size of the uk floods each canopy tree acts like a giant
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American Musician
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Simon Travaglia
Author
It would absolutely suck if you paid a few bucks for a book only to find that on the first page it said, 'Once upon a time they all lived happily ever after' and the rest of the book was blank.
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Tim Daly
American Actor
I was 9 years old, and this was - well, whenever it was, they paid a thousand bucks. I thought I was going to be rich forever! But I had no thought I would be an actor at that point.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
If you have a good community behind you and a good family supporting you, then, when the buck stops with you, there is the strength of that community and that family to draw upon.
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Sanjay Kumar
Businessman
To me, it's really important to drive change through a team because one person, while the buck has to stop with somebody, the company is just too big for one person.
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Joe Biden
American President
I was kind of secretly hoping one of my kids would go out and make a million bucks. So when they put me in a home, at least I'll have a window with a view.
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Daniela Vega
Chilean Actress
The most important thing when you're shooting difficult scenes is that you have a supportive team who will buck you up emotionally.
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Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.
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Brantley Gilbert
American Musician
We're gonna raise some big bucks and breed 'em and that sorta thing. Pretty excited about that.
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Patrick Macnee
British Actor
I really think I'd have enjoyed the life of a Regency buck.
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Tink
American Musician
I put a lot of work into my mixtapes, and I want everybody to understand I am doing this genuinely. I don't even want to be paid for this; I just want you all to hear my music and appreciate it. I think it brings me closer to my fans because they know I'm doing this for them and not just to get the bucks.
Quote examples
Simon Travaglia
Author
It would absolutely suck if you paid a few bucks for a book only to find that on the first page it said, 'Once upon a time they all lived happily ever after' and the rest of the book was blank.
Quote examples
Tim Daly
American Actor
I was 9 years old, and this was - well, whenever it was, they paid a thousand bucks. I thought I was going to be rich forever! But I had no thought I would be an actor at that point.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
If you have a good community behind you and a good family supporting you, then, when the buck stops with you, there is the strength of that community and that family to draw upon.
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Sanjay Kumar
Businessman
To me, it's really important to drive change through a team because one person, while the buck has to stop with somebody, the company is just too big for one person.
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Joe Biden
American President
I was kind of secretly hoping one of my kids would go out and make a million bucks. So when they put me in a home, at least I'll have a window with a view.
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Daniela Vega
Chilean Actress
The most important thing when you're shooting difficult scenes is that you have a supportive team who will buck you up emotionally.
Quote examples
Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.
Quote examples
Brantley Gilbert
American Musician
We're gonna raise some big bucks and breed 'em and that sorta thing. Pretty excited about that.
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Patrick Macnee
British Actor
I really think I'd have enjoyed the life of a Regency buck.
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