Synonyms for buck
bʌkbuck

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1. vaulting horse, long horse, bucknoun

   a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clamnoun

   a piece of paper money worth one dollar

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, dollar sign, sawbuck, sawhorse, dollar mark, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

3. Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Bucknoun

   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

4. sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, bucknoun

   a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

   Synonyms:
   dollar, dollar bill, cavalry, vaulting horse, knight, sawbuck, gymnastic horse, clam, one dollar bill, sawhorse, horse, horse cavalry, long horse

5. buckverb

   mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

   Synonyms:
   clam, dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

6. buckverb

   to strive with determination

   "John is bucking for a promotion"

   Synonyms:
   jerk, hitch, tear, shoot down, charge, go against, shoot

7. buck, go againstverb

   resist

   "buck the trend"

   Synonyms:
   violate, go against, jerk, shoot down, tear, offend, charge, infract, break, hitch, shoot, transgress, breach

8. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckverb

   move quickly and violently

   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, land, jerk, shoot, flash, scoot, bear down, scud, sprout, hit, consign, excite, commove, commit, blame, film, snap, down, appoint, take, point, pullulate, agitate, load, bill, deplumate, bourgeon, defeat, rouse, saddle, pull, fool away, fritter, kill, lodge, dissipate, dart, frivol away, file, bust, burgeon forth, accuse, level, institutionalize, turn on, pluck, fritter away, charge, inject, vote down, deplume, germinate, shoot down, institutionalise, fool, burden, photograph, charge up, blast, dash, send, go against, spud, rupture, pip, vote out, displume, tear

9. buck, jerk, hitchverb

   jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

   "the yung filly bucked"

   Synonyms:
   thumb, twitch, shoot, go against, flick, hitch, yank, catch, shoot down, limp, hobble, tear, charge, gimp, jerk, hitchhike

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1. bucknoun

   Synonyms:
   male (of the deer, sheep, goat, rabbit, and hare)

2. bucknoun

   Synonyms:
   blade, spark, gallant; gay, dashing fellow

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1. bucknoun

   Synonyms:
   ram, beau, fop, blade, dandy

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1. List of paraphrases for "buck":

   buckbeak, buc, dollar, pak, ball, money, deer

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1. List of known nicknames for "Buck":

   Buck the Wonder Dog

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1. Tennis Australia:

   }'A disgrace': See how some Australians are reacting to Djokovic visa row 01:42 However you might feel about the polarizing Djokovic, there's not a scenario where he ever deserved this. It's unlikely the world's No. 1 tennis player would have got on the long commercial flight to Melbourne had he not been given a green light from tournament officials. But somewhere along the way, the information pipeline involving Australian Open officials, the Victorian state government and federal authorities has become a game of broken telephone. Prime Minister Morrison insisted the buck stopped with authorities at the border, not tennis organizers.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   I adore men with values and women who are devoid of them" -James "The Buck" Bukowitz from Mental Hell

3. Jesse Watters:

   I think they figuredout how to make a quick buck, say‘Black Lives Matter ’ and then just buy abunch of lavish properties, it’s unbelievable they aregetting away with it right inplain sight.We wo n’t let them.

4. Larry Cunningham:

   He should absolutely not stay in office and should step down, the report details a widespread pattern and practice of abuse and discrimination and dysfunction. Because it is widespread and systemic throughout the entire police department, the buck stops at the top — the person in charge — and that's the chief.

5. Saroop Ijaz:

   Ceding space to the military isn't the answer. Parliament can't pass the buck for creating a functioning criminal justice system, there's been no movement on reform ... When the military courts lapse, the criminal justice system will still be broken.