buck

Noun

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

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

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

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

Verb

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • the yung filly bucked
    

• move quickly and violently
  • The car tore down the street
    
  • He came charging into my office
    

• resist
  • buck the trend
    

• to strive with determination
  • John is bucking for a promotion
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sawhorse , horse , sawbuck , Buck , Pearl Buck , Pearl Sydenstricker Buck , dollar , dollar bill , one dollar bill , clam , vaulting horse , long horse , jerk , hitch , tear , shoot , shoot down , charge , go against