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# buck

noun (a buck, bucks); verb (buck, bucks, bucked, bucking)

«buck» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, USA, Canada, Australia, NZ) A dollar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#m1)
2. A male deer, rabbit or hare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#m2)
3. (verb) Of a horse: to jump with its back arched and kick its back legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#m3)
4. pass the buck: to make someone else responsible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#m4)
5. buck up (informal): cheer up or hurry up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#m5)

### In the lessons

In casual talk and real-speech maths problems: "it cost 5 bucks" means 5 dollars. In nature: a buck and a doe. Phrases: make a quick buck, pass the buck, buck the trend, buck up, the buck stops here.

### Examples

- The ice cream cost three bucks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x1)
- Can you lend me ten bucks? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x2)
- A buck has antlers; a doe does not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x3)
- The horse bucked and threw the rider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x4)
- Buck up, it's not that bad! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x5)
- Don't pass the buck: it was your job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x6)
- He made a few bucks washing cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x7)
- A doe now, or even a young buck? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/#x8)

### Note

Slang for money: buck = dollar (not cents). In maths "20 bucks" = 20 dollars. Female deer is a doe; in rabbits, buck and doe too. "Bucks" plural; "a buck" = one dollar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buck.html) on Mova free.