buck, v.
(bucked, bucking, bucks)
freq. cnt. 3
(bucked, bucking, bucks)
freq. cnt. 3
to strive with determination
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
buck
sample sentences
"John is bucking for a promotion"verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
resist
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buck go against
sample sentences
"buck the trend"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buck hitch jerk
sample sentences
"the yung filly bucked"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
move quickly and violently
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buck charge shoot shoot down tear
sample sentences
"The car tore down the street""He came charging into my office"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
hyponym