Verb
- 1. buck, endeavor, endeavour, strive
- usage: to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
- 2. buck, go against, react, oppose
- usage: resist; "buck the trend"
- 3. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
- usage: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
- 4. buck, jerk, hitch, move
- usage: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
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