Definition of buck

"buck" in the noun sense

1. vaulting horse, long horse, buck

a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated used lengthwise for vaulting

2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

3. Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

4. sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck

a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

5. buck

mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

"buck" in the verb sense

1. buck

to strive with determination

"John is bucking for a promotion"

2. buck, go against

resist

"buck the trend"

3. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck

move quickly and violently

"The car tore down the street"

"He came charging into my office"

4. buck, jerk, hitch

jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

"the yung filly bucked"

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Quotations for buck

If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and then gets right back on you, I think you should buck him off right away. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

buck in Scrabble®

The word buck is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters buck:

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buck in Words With Friends™

The word buck is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

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Words within the letters of buck

3 letter words in buck (1 word)

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Longer words containing buck

blackbuck blackbucks

blesbuck blesbucks

bluebuck bluebucks

buckaroo buckaroos

buckayro buckayros

buckbean buckbeans

buckberries

buckberry

buckboard buckboards

buckbrush buckbrushes

bucked

buckeen buckeens

buckeroo buckeroos

bucket bucketed

bucket bucketful bucketfuls

bucket bucketing

bucket bucketless

bucket bucketload bucketloads

bucket bucketmaker bucketmakers

bucket bucketmaking

bucket buckets bucketsful

bucket buckets rustbuckets

bucket buckets scuzzbuckets

bucket rustbucket rustbuckets

bucket scuzzbucket scuzzbuckets

buckeye buckeyes

bucking humbucking

buckjump buckjumped

buckjump buckjumper buckjumpers

buckjump buckjumping buckjumpings

buckjump buckjumps

buckle buckled parbuckled

buckle buckled rebuckled

buckle buckled swashbuckled

buckle buckled unbuckled

buckle buckleless

buckle bucklemaker bucklemakers

buckle bucklemaking

buckle buckler bucklers swashbucklers

buckle buckler swashbuckler swashbucklers

buckle buckler swashbuckler swashbucklery

buckle buckles parbuckles

buckle buckles rebuckles

buckle buckles swashbuckles

buckle buckles turnbuckles

buckle buckles unbuckles

buckle parbuckle parbuckled

buckle parbuckle parbuckles

buckle rebuckle rebuckled

buckle rebuckle rebuckles

buckle swashbuckle swashbuckled

buckle swashbuckle swashbuckler swashbucklers

buckle swashbuckle swashbuckler swashbucklery

buckle swashbuckle swashbuckles

buckle turnbuckle turnbuckles

buckle unbuckle unbuckled

buckle unbuckle unbuckles

buckling parbuckling

buckling rebuckling

buckling swashbuckling swashbucklings

buckling unbuckling

buckminsterfullerene buckminsterfullerenes

bucks blackbucks

bucks blesbucks

bucks bluebucks

bucks buckshot buckshots

bucks buckskin buckskinned

bucks buckskin buckskins

bucks bushbucks

bucks crossbucks

bucks gemsbucks

bucks marshbucks

bucks megabucks

bucks prongbucks

bucks redbucks

bucks reedbucks

bucks roebucks

bucks sawbucks

bucks springbucks

bucks waterbucks

buckteeth

buckthorn buckthorne buckthornes

buckthorn buckthorns

bucktooth bucktoothed

buckwheater buckwheaters

buckwheatlike

buckwheats

buckyball buckyballs

buckytube buckytubes

bushbuck bushbucks

crossbuck crossbucks

gemsbuck gemsbucks

humbuck humbucker humbuckers

humbuck humbucking

marshbuck marshbucks

megabuck megabucks

prongbuck prongbucks

redbuck redbucks

reedbuck reedbucks

roebuck roebucks

sawbuck sawbucks

springbuck springbucks

waterbuck waterbucks