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Buck

/ˈbʌk/ · noun

Meaning

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
  2. (US) An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
  3. (Africa) An antelope of either sex; compare with Afrikaans bok.
  4. The sound made by a chicken.
  5. A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
  6. (British, obsolete) A fop or dandy.
  7. (US, dated, derogatory) A black or Native American man.
  8. (Australia, derogatory, obsolete) An Aboriginal man.

Example Sentences

There are all kinds of game in the valley, and you are unlucky if you do not see a giraffe or an ostrich, or at least a herd of buck.
Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the sport of pig-sticking to her with great humour and eloquence […]
This pusillanimous creature thinks himself, and would be thought, a buck.
The Captain was then a buck and dandy, during the reign of those two successive dynasties, of the first rank of the second order ; the characteristic of which very respectable rank of fashionables I hold to be, that their spurs impinge upon the pavement oftener than upon the sides of a horse.
As we crossed Blackwell's Island a limousine passed us, driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat three modish negroes, two bucks and a girl.
But this buck claimed he was a big war chief with the Nawyecky Comanches.
She got so she’d rather have a buck nigger than me!
Her curly red hair loose from its combs hangin' down her back and her freckled skin bare, and a big ole nigger buck was doin' things to her! He'd always known that Hootch Carter raped and killed Becky Nell, never had reason to doubt it.

Synonyms for buck

stagbillygoatbillybucklingbuck-goathe-goathobhob-ferretramtupbuttondealer buttonmacaronipopinjaybarbermongerbeaubladebloodbuckcarpet knightcockscombdandydikedooddudedudeletexquisitefashionablefast manfine gentleman

Antonyms for buck

Related Words

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does buck mean?

Buck means A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo..

What is a synonym for buck?

Common synonyms include stag, billygoat, billy, buckling.

What is the opposite of buck?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use buck in a sentence?

There are all kinds of game in the valley, and you are unlucky if you do not see a giraffe or an ostrich, or at least a herd of buck.

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