buck1 nounbuck2 verbbuck3 adverb
buckbuck1 /bʌk/ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINbuck1
Origin:
1,4 1800-1900 Perhaps from buckskin; because it was used as a unit of exchange in trade with Native Americans. 2 1900-2000 buck ‘object used in the card game of poker to mark the next person to play’ (19-20 centuries), from buckhorn knife ‘knife with a handle made from a buck's horn’ (19-20 centuries). 3, 5 Old English bucca ‘male deer or goat’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Could I borrow ten bucks?
- A couple of the older bucks are very dark with fine, wide antlers.
- Bet 10 bucks on some 20-year-olds.
- But a million bucks was a million bucks.
- Fallow deer, he says, are less pricey - a buck will fetch around £4-500, a doe about £80-90.
- For 100 bucks an ounce, you can stink like us.
- I'd moved my head far too quickly for it to look natural, and the buck shot off up the bank.
- I had to sell it for what I could get, which was five bucks, and start hitchhiking home.
- That means forgetting about the quick bucks to be made from selling nuclear technology.
Longman Language Activatorto blame someone else for something that is your fault
: shift the blame onto · You can't always shift the blame onto your secretary.shift the blame for · Lawyers for the doctor have tried to shift the blame for the child's death onto the parents.
informal to try to blame someone else for a problem at work that you are responsible for: · You were in charge of that project, so don't try to pass the buck.pass the buck to: · It was his mistake but he tried to pass the buck to another manager.
to give the responsibility for doing something to another person · The law makes the government responsible for clean up of the waste at these sites.· Our department has been made responsible for all areas of training.· The best way of ensuring that the chores are done is by making each child responsible for a different one.
to give someone the responsibility of doing something or of making sure that it is done: · The boss is going to be out of the office next week, and he's putting me in charge.put sb in charge of: · Who have they put in charge of the investigation?· He had done rather well in the job and had been put in charge of a whole chain of stores.
to make someone you work with, especially someone in a lower position than you, responsible for a job or duty, so that you do not have to do it yourself: · New managers often find it difficult to delegate.· If you're so busy, why don't you delegate some of your work?
to try not to accept responsibility for a problem or a mistake that you have made, by saying that it was someone else's fault: · It's easy to pass the buck and blame someone else for your failure.· Diplomats say NATO is clearly at fault, and that officials there are trying to pass the buck.
British to make someone responsible for something that you cannot do or do not have time to do: · I didn't have time to do the accounts so I left them with Sophie.· Can we leave all this with you? It's just too complicated for us to understand.
to make someone responsible for doing something, especially something that has already been started: · Leave it to me. I'll find you a place to stay.leave it to somebody to do something: · Can I leave it to you to sort out the details of the conference?· The proposal leaves it to local communities to enforce the law.
formal to give someone the responsibility of doing something important, especially because you believe they will do it well and honestly: entrust somebody/something to somebody: · I foolishly entrusted the task of collecting the money to Ron.entrust somebody with something: · Managers show respect for employees by entrusting them with important decisions.entrust somebody/something to the care of somebody: · As a child Bertrand was entrusted to the care of nuns at a local convent.
WORD SETSaardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The movie is about a group of men trying to make a buck (=earn some money) as male strippers.
The movie is about a group of men trying to make a buck (=earn some money) as male strippers. (=a lot of money) Using celebrities in advertising is guaranteed to pull in big bucks.
Using celebrities in advertising is guaranteed to pull in big bucks. (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=do something that is not what is generally happening)· The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· And it provides lists of San Francisco Bay area residents who have handed big bucks to candidates.· Maybe it's the nations healthy suspicion of flash gestures and big bucks.· At the same time, employees see their CEOs raking in the big bucks.· Meanwhile, the corporate-finance deals that had been generating big bucks for Wall Street's investment bankers were starting to dry up.· And there are big bucks to be had, from $ 350 for first place to $ 50 for third.· One day I took the beasts hunting and they raised a big fat buck.· For instance, the network has shelled out big bucks to snare Bill Cosby for a new sitcom in the fall.
· I think people go out to make a fast buck without worrying about the consequences.· All you had to do was write about it afterwards, and you could make a real fast buck.· We are not in this for a fast buck.· A fast buck Henry Rix 12.45:IT is hard to envisage anything but the front two in the market winning this Grade Two contest.
· That means forgetting about the quick bucks to be made from selling nuclear technology.· Wouldn't you like to make a quick buck, Derek?· Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry.· Others would prefer just to fuel the war - and make a quick buck at the same time.
· That's why she hates young bucks like you, Harry.· I mean, without knowing it ... She's always been one to surround herself with young bucks.· All the young men were bucks - a young buck in the old days used to be a gentleman.· A young buck private saw the first body as they approached the village.
VERB· I've also got an Explorer which cost me four hundred bucks - mind you, there's no case with that.· It cost five bucks to get in, and then 25-cent beers from there.· The electorate will buy what they're shown is right, though persuading them costs a lot of bucks.· Unfortunately, the weapon mopping up after the Cold War is very lethal, costs a few hundred bucks and is everywhere.
· They got three hundred bucks at the end of each week and spent it.· If I would have picked it up, it would have blown up: He picks it up and gets 50 bucks.· I've got a few bucks on me.· Become a student and get paid the big bucks.
· Next, Tod goes and gives him eight hundred bucks.
· Me thinks another pilgrim is trying to make a buck.· Still others, to make a buck.· I also want to make some serious bucks out of this.· The idea was to hang together, keep in touch with the audience and maybe make a few bucks.· I think people go out to make a fast buck without worrying about the consequences.· You muddle through, reduced to selling your own ads to make a decent buck.· Wouldn't you like to make a quick buck, Derek?· Flip open any page and somebody is making a buck.
· If in doubt, pass the buck.· Shouldn't we now be acknowledging blame rather than passing the buck?· I personally refuse to pass the buck.· We were in the happy position of being able to pass the buck.· Some patients and carers were also unhappy about what they saw as sub-optimal care or different services passing the buck.· Mr. Loyden Is not the Minister passing the buck?· When anything like this happened, every office-holder in the community made speeches passing the buck on to the police department.
· Either pay some one big bucks to do it for you, or learn what it takes and do it yourself.· Become a student and get paid the big bucks.· Fans pay big bucks to watch them, and a $ 65 hockey ticket comes with a license to boo.· Non-county residents pay a couple extra bucks.
· Want great graphics without spending big bucks on software?· I spend three bucks a week on Trojans because the pill makes you waterlogged and puffy.· They spent all week saving pennies and went out Saturdays to spend fifty bucks in three hours.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► feel/look like a million bucksPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck
1dollar informal a US, Canadian, or Australian dollar: - It was my decision to close the hospital; the buck stops with me.
- a bunch of politicians all trying to pass the buck
- Diplomats say NATO is clearly at fault, and that officials there are trying to pass the buck.
- It's easy to pass the buck and blame someone else for your failure.
- It was his mistake but he tried to pass the buck to another manager.
- You were in charge of that project, so don't try to pass the buck.
- I personally refuse to pass the buck.
- If in doubt, pass the buck.
- Mr. Loyden Is not the Minister passing the buck?
- Shouldn't we now be acknowledging blame rather than passing the buck?
- Some patients and carers were also unhappy about what they saw as sub-optimal care or different services passing the buck.
- We were in the happy position of being able to pass the buck.
- When anything like this happened, every office-holder in the community made speeches passing the buck on to the police department.
- I felt like a million dollars.
He owes me ten bucks. The movie is about a group of men trying to make a buck (=earn some money) as male strippers.big/mega bucks (=a lot of money) Using celebrities in advertising is guaranteed to pull in big bucks.make a fast/quick buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly)2the buck stops here (also the buck stops with somebody) used to say that a particular person is responsible for something: The buck stops firmly with the boss.3pass the buck to make someone else responsible for something that you should deal with4feel/look like a million bucks especially American English informal to feel or look very healthy, happy, and beautiful5animal (plural buck or bucks) a male rabbit, deer, and some other male animals6man old-fashioned a young man → (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck at bang1(5)buck1 nounbuck2 verbbuck3 adverb
buckbuck2 verb VERB TABLE
buck
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | buck |
| he, she, it | bucks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bucked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bucked |
| he, she, it | has bucked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bucked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will buck |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bucked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bucking |
| he, she, it | is bucking | |
| you, we, they | are bucking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bucking |
| you, we, they | were bucking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bucking |
| he, she, it | has been bucking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bucking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bucking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bucking |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Attempts to buck that system would end in the courtrooms or, as likely, unemployment.
- But water shares bucked the trend and, as usual, were a haven in times of trouble.
- Dallas and Houston also bucked the trend.
- Governors rarely buck their chairman and directly reject his recommendations.
- Last year it took 32 % of the mobile phone market and is looking to buck the worldwide trend.
- Natural rebels, backed up with the guts it takes to buck the system.
- Some tech issues bucked the selling trend.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was a rebel who bucked the system (=opposed rules or authority). Unemployment in the area has bucked the trend by falling over the last month.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He was a rebel who bucked the system (=opposed rules or authority). Unemployment in the area has bucked the trend by falling over the last month. (=do something that is not what is generally happening)· The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The weather bucked up once we were back, tho' it is far from warm.· Hey, buck up, Jerry.· I say, buck up, Bill - if you're man enough for Gennifer, you're man enough for me!· Short-term projects to improve customer service might buck up the conviction of those managers.· I wish it would buck up and be Monday.· Dust curls as the limos kick and buck up the track towards the freeway.
NOUN· Six hundred bucks, on the other hand, is 600 bucks.
· Meanwhile, both Severiano Ballesteros and Jose-Maria Olazabal had bucked their ideas up.
· But a million bucks was a million bucks.· But if he lost, he was out of pocket a million bucks.
· Three bucks a month, every month, for what?
· Natural rebels, backed up with the guts it takes to buck the system.· Another teacher with an unconventional style, bucking the system and saving kids.· Attempts to buck that system would end in the courtrooms or, as likely, unemployment.· But at the crucial moment, Burton had bucked the system.· To do so they would have to buck the very system on which they now depend.· Unconventional Cylinders Many inventors attempted to buck the system by making alterations to existing machinery.
· Sure, a kid can make several thousand bucks a week, more even.· A thousand bucks bonus I gave you this week, mothafucka!
· Electricity shares bucked the trend and rallied, but water sprang a few leaks.· But water shares bucked the trend and, as usual, were a haven in times of trouble.· Some tech issues bucked the selling trend.· The shares bucked the market trend, rising one penny to 491p.· Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. bucked the trend, gaining 3 3 / 4 to 77 1 / 4.· Cider is bucking the national trend ... beer sales fell by ten percent over the same period.· Dallas and Houston also bucked the trend.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► buck up!PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► (get) a bigger/better etc bang for your buck
1horse [intransitive] if a horse bucks, it kicks its back feet into the air, or jumps with all four feet off the ground2move suddenly [intransitive] to suddenly move up and down, or backwards and forwards, in an uncontrolled way: - Meanwhile, both Severiano Ballesteros and Jose-Maria Olazabal had bucked their ideas up.
- I felt like a million dollars.
The plane bucked sharply.3oppose [intransitive, transitive] to oppose something in a direct way: He was a rebel who bucked the system (=opposed rules or authority). Unemployment in the area has bucked the trend by falling over the last month.buck against Initially, he had bucked against her restraints.4make somebody happier [transitive] to make someone feel more happy, confident, or healthy: He was bucked by the success he’d had. She gave me a tonic which bucked me a little.buck for something phrasal verb to try very hard to get something, especially a good position at work: He’s bucking for promotion.buck up phrasal verb1to become happier, or to make someone happier: Come on, buck up, things aren’t that bad!buck somebody ↔ up You need something to buck you up.2buck up! British English old-fashioned used to tell someone to hurry up: Buck up, John! We’ll be late.3informal to improve, or to make something improve: It’ll be a long time before the situation starts to buck up.buck something ↔ up a company that is looking to buck up its networking capabilities4buck your ideas up British English informal used to tell someone to improve their behaviour or attitudebuck1 nounbuck2 verbbuck3 adverb
buckbuck3 adverb American English buck naked not wearing any clothes