buck

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 something that you should deal with: You were the one who took on this job. Don't try to pass the buck.

3 the buck stops here used to say that you are the person who is responsible when no-one else will accept the responsibility

4 MALE ANIMAL plural buck or bucks a male deer, rabbit etc

-compare doe

5 feel/look like a million bucks AmE informal to feel or look very healthy, happy, and beautiful

6 buck naked AmE informal wearing no clothes at all

7 WELL-DRESSED MAN a well-dressed young man in early 19th-century England: a Regency buck

2 verb

1 HORSE (I) if a horse bucks, it kicks its back feet into the air, or jumps with all four feet off the ground

2 THROW SB (T) to throw a rider off by jumping in this way

3 CAR (I) AmE if a car bucks, it moves forward in a way which is not smooth, but stops and starts suddenly

4 OPPOSE informal to oppose something in a direct way; resist

(+ against/at): Initially he bucked against her restraints, but later came to accept them. | buck the system (=avoid the usual rules): natural rebls, with the guts it takes to buckt he system | buck atrend: The growth of the company has bucked the current recessionary trend in the industry. buck for sth phrasal verb (T) to try very hard to get something, especially a good position at work: He's bucking for promotion. buck up phrasal verb

1 (intransitive, transitive buck someone up) to become more cheerful or make someone more cheerful: Come on, buck up, things aren't that bad!

2 buck up! BrE spoken used to tell someone to hurry up: Buck up, John! We'll be late.

3 buck your ideas up BrE informal used to tell someone to try harder to improve their behaviour or attitude