buck

  • 41buck — buck1 [ bʌk ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a dollar: You can get the batteries for a few bucks at any drugstore. 2. ) bucks plural AMERICAN INFORMAL money: More and more bucks are being spent to achieve exactly the same ends. big bucks… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 42buck — 1 noun (C) 1 MONEY AmE, AustE informal a dollar: He owes me ten bucks. | big bucks (=a lot of money) | make a fast buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly) 2 pass the buck to try to blame someone else or make them responsible for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43buck — buck1 /buk/, n. 1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the shad. 3. an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth. 4. Often Disparaging. a male American Indian or black. 5.… …

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  • 44buck — I [[t]bʌk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, goat, and certain other animals 2) clo buckskin 1), buckskin 2) 3) clo a casual oxford shoe made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color 4) older use an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45buck — I UK [bʌk] / US noun [countable] Word forms buck : singular buck plural bucks 1) mainly American informal a dollar 2) bucks [plural] American informal money More and more bucks are being spent to achieve exactly the same ends. See: big bucks 3)… …

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  • 46buck — {{11}}buck (n.1) male deer, c.1300, earlier male goat; from O.E. bucca male goat, from P.Gmc. *bukkon (Cf. M.Du. boc, O.H.G. boc, O.N. bokkr), perhaps from a PIE root *bhugo (Cf. Avestan buza buck, goat, Arm. buc …

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  • 47buck — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic a fashionable young man. 3 (attrib.) a sl. male (buck antelope). b US Mil. of the lowest rank (buck private). v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48Buck — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic a fashionable young man. 3 (attrib.) a sl. male (buck antelope). b US Mil. of the lowest rank (buck private). v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49buck — buck1 noun 1》 the male of some animals, especially deer and antelopes.     ↘S. African an antelope (of either sex). 2》 a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind. 3》 archaic a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50BUCK — Infobox Album | Name = BUCK Type = Album Artist = BUCK Enterprises Released = flagicon|USA1998 Recorded = Genre = Christian ska Length = Label = Tattoo Records Producer = Mark Nash Reviews = | Last album = Stops Here (1997) This album = BUCK… …

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