buck
Definition
- n. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
- n. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
- v. to strive with determination
- v. resist
Word forms
- Present participle
- bucking
- Past tense
- bucked
- Past participle
- bucked
- Third person singular
- bucks
Example sentences
n.
He shot a buck while hunting in the forest.
vi.
The horse began to buck as soon as the rider climbed on.
vt.
The wild horse bucked the cowboy off its back.
a.
A buck deer is often larger than a doe.