Buck

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 See also 1.2 Intransitive verb

English

Noun

buck

1. A male deer or goat.
2. A male rabbit or hare.
3. A male of other species, such as the ferret.
4. (US) An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
5. (US colloquial) A dollar.

Synonyms

• (1): (goat) billy-goat , buck-goat , he-goat
• (3): (ferret) hob, hob-ferret
• (4): ram, tup
• (5): greenback

See also

• (1): nanny, nanny-goat , she-goat
• (1, 2): doe
• (3): gill, jill
• (4): ewe

Intransitive verb

to buck

1. Of a horse, to rise sharply up on its hind legs.