Bucks

[ buhks ]

/ bʌks /

noun

Buckinghamshire.

Words nearby Bucks

buckner, bucko, buckra, buckraking, buckram, Bucks, bucksaw, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin, buckskins

Definition for bucks (2 of 9)

buck ¹

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

noun

the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.

the male of certain other animals, as the shad.

an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth.

Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an American Indian male or a black male.

buckskin.

bucks, casual oxford shoes made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color.

adjective

Military. of the lowest of several ranks involving the same principal designation, hence subject to promotion within the rank: buck private; buck sergeant.

Origin of buck

before 1000; Middle English bukke, Old English bucca he-goat, bucc male deer; cognate with Dutch bok, German Bock, Old Norse bukkr; def. 5, 6 by shortening; buck private (from circa 1870) perhaps as extension of general sense “male,” i.e., having no status other than being male

Definition for bucks (3 of 9)

buck ²

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

verb (used without object)

(of a saddle or pack animal) to leap with arched back and come down with head low and forelegs stiff, in order to dislodge a rider or pack.

Informal. to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly: The mayor bucked at the school board's suggestion.

(of a vehicle, motor, or the like) to operate unevenly; move by jerks and bounces.

verb (used with object)

to throw or attempt to throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.

to force a way through or proceed against (an obstacle): The plane bucked a strong headwind.

to strike with the head; butt.

to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly to.

Football. (of a ball-carrier) to charge into (the opponent's line).

to gamble, play, or take a risk against: He was bucking the odds when he bought that failing business.

to press a reinforcing device against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion.

noun

an act of bucking.

Verb Phrases

buck for, to strive for a promotion or some other advantage: to buck for a raise.

buck up, to make or become more cheerful, vigorous, etc.: She knew that with a change of scene she would soon buck up.

Origin of buck

1855–60; verbal use of buck¹, influenced in some senses by buck³

Definition for bucks (4 of 9)

buck ³

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

noun

a sawhorse.

Gymnastics. a cylindrical, leather-covered block mounted in a horizontal position on a single vertical post set in a steel frame, for use chiefly in vaulting.

any of various heavy frames, racks, or jigs used to support materials or partially assembled items during manufacture, as in airplane assembly plants.

Also called door buck. a doorframe of wood or metal set in a partition, especially one of light masonry, to support door hinges, hardware, finish work, etc.

verb (used with object)

to split or saw (logs, felled trees, etc.).

Verb Phrases

buck in, Surveying, Optical Tooling. to set up an instrument in line with two marks.

Origin of buck

First recorded in 1855–60; short for sawbuck¹

Definition for bucks (5 of 9)

buck ⁴

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

noun

Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.

verb (used with object)

to pass (something) along to another, especially as a means of avoiding responsibility or blame: He bucked the letter on to the assistant vice president to answer.

Origin of buck

⁴

First recorded in 1860–65; short for buckhorn knife, an object which served this function

Definition for bucks (6 of 9)

buck ⁵

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

British Dialect

noun

lye used for washing clothes.

clothes washed in lye.

verb (used with object)

to wash or bleach (clothes) in lye.

Origin of buck

⁵

1350–1400; Middle English bouken (v.); compare Middle Low German buken, büken to steep in lye, Middle High German būchen, bruchen

Definition for bucks (7 of 9)

buck ⁶

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

verb (used without object), noun Indian English.

bukh.

Definition for bucks (8 of 9)

buck ⁸

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

noun Slang.

a dollar.

Origin of buck

⁸

1855–60, Americanism; perhaps buck¹ in sense “buckskin”; deerskins were used by Indians and frontiersmen as a unit of exchange in transactions with merchants

Definition for bucks (9 of 9)

Buck

[ buhk ]

/ bʌk /

noun

Pearl (Sy·den·strick·er)

[sahyd-n-strik-er] /ˈsaɪd nˌstrɪk ər/,1892–1973, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1938.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for bucks

I was the kid making a tidy profit burning CDs for all my friends at two bucks a pop back during the Napster heyday in 2000.

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“We got 7,000 kids at ten bucks a head, and grossed $70,000,” Hirschhorn recalls.

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Leonard: “Fifty thousand bucks was about what I was going to have to borrow, quick.”

Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune |Mike Lupica |September 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Thousand bucks a movie, seventeen informative minutes in length.

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So, once we were finished cutting it together and before we took it to Sundance, I sold him a copy for fifty bucks.

Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks' |Marlow Stern |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You wouldn't turn us down on fifteen minutes this far from an oasis, would you, Bucks?

Held for Orders |Frank H. Spearman
The "Bucks" of that age had one enormous advantage over the Dandies of ours,—they had no imitators.

Sir Jasper Carew |Charles James Lever
Bucks was 255 sent to bring in Dancing, Bob Scott, and the more resolute among the railroad men.

The Mountain Divide |Frank H. Spearman
He had done execution with one shot, and when the bucks saw the muzzle pointing backward, they were scared.

The Young Ranchers |Edward S. Ellis
Some of the bucks, he added, who had not gone far, had got back with small game.

The Magnetic North |Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (1 of 6)

Bucks

/ (bʌks) /

abbreviation for

Buckinghamshire

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (2 of 6)

buck ¹

/ (bʌk) /

noun

the male of various animals including the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer
(as modifier)a buck antelope

Southern African an antelope or deer of either sex

US informal a young man

archaic a robust spirited young man

archaic a dandy; fop

the act of bucking

verb

(intr) (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

(tr) (of a horse, etc) to throw (its rider) by bucking

(when intr , often foll by against) informal, mainly US and Canadian to resist or oppose obstinately to buck against change; to buck change

(tr; usually passive) informal to cheer or encourage I was very bucked at passing the exam

US and Canadian informal (esp of a car) to move forward jerkily; jolt

US and Canadian to charge against (something) with the head down; butt

Derived forms of buck

bucker, noun

Word Origin for buck

Old English bucca he-goat; related to Old Norse bukkr, Old High German bock, Old Irish bocc

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (3 of 6)

buck ²

/ (bʌk) /

noun

US, Canadian and Australian informal a dollar

Southern African informal a rand

a fast buck easily gained money

bang for one's buck See bang 1 (def. 15)

Word Origin for buck

C19: of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (4 of 6)

buck ³

/ (bʌk) /

noun

gymnastics a type of vaulting horse

US and Canadian a stand for timber during sawing Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sawhorse

verb

(tr) US and Canadian to cut (a felled or fallen tree) into lengths

Word Origin for buck

C19: short for sawbuck

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (5 of 6)

buck ⁴

/ (bʌk) /

noun

poker a marker in the jackpot to remind the winner of some obligation when his turn comes to deal

pass the buck informal to shift blame or responsibility onto another

the buck stops here informal the ultimate responsibility lies here

Word Origin for buck

C19: probably from buckhorn knife, placed before a player in poker to indicate that he was the next dealer

British Dictionary definitions for bucks (6 of 6)

Buck

/ (bʌk) /

noun

Pearl S (ydenstricker). 1892–1973, US novelist, noted particularly for her novel of Chinese life The Good Earth (1931): Nobel prize for literature 1938

Idioms and Phrases with bucks

buck

In addition to the idioms beginning with buck

buck for
buckle down
buckle under
buckle up
buck stops here, the
buck up

also see:

big bucks
fast buck
more bang for the buck
pass the buck

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verb (used without object), noun Indian English.

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noun Slang.

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