buck
Các nghĩa
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giao phối (như hươu đực và hươu cái)
To bend; buckle.
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To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.
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To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.
The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle.
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To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
The vice president bucked at the board’s latest solution.
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To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.
The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely.
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To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.
The plane bucked a strong headwind.
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To subject to a mode of punishment which consists of tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
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To strive or aspire e.g. to a promotion.
Dạng khác
- bucks present, singular, third-person
- bucking participle, present
- bucked participle, past