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buck

A2 verb
gen /ˈbɜk/

Các nghĩa

  1. giao phối (như hươu đực và hươu cái)

    To bend; buckle.

    intransitive

  2. 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.

    intransitive

  3. To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.

    transitive

    The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle.

  4. To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.

    broadly · intransitive

    The vice president bucked at the board’s latest solution.

  5. To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.

    broadly · intransitive

    The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely.

  6. 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.

    broadly · transitive

    The plane bucked a strong headwind.

  7. 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.

    transitive

  8. To strive or aspire e.g. to a promotion.

    us · slang

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