buck

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bʌk/
• SAMPA: /bVk/

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Noun

Singular buck

Plural bucks

a buck

1. (countable) A male deer or goat.
2. (countable) A male rabbit or hare.
3. (countable) A male of another animal, such as the ferret.
4. (countable) (slang) A dollar.
5. Blame

   The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president

Related words and phrases

• pass the buck

Verb

Plain form buck

Third-person singular bucks

Past tense bucked

Past participle bucked

Present participle bucking

1. If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.

Related words and phrases

• bucking bronco