| buck | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. buck, long horse, vaulting horse | a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting. |
| ~ gymnastic horse, horse | a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs. |
| n. (possession) | 2. buck, clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill | a piece of paper money worth one dollar. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank).; "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |
| n. (person) | 3. buck, pearl buck, pearl sydenstricker buck | United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973). |
| ~ missioner, missionary | someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country. |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| n. (artifact) | 4. buck, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse | a framework for holding wood that is being sawed. |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ trestle | sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop. |
| n. (animal) | 5. buck | mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope). |
| ~ eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials. |
| ~ stag | adult male deer. |
| v. (social) | 6. buck | to strive with determination.; "John is bucking for a promotion" |
| ~ endeavor, endeavour, strive | attempt by employing effort.; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
| v. (social) | 7. buck, go against | resist.; "buck the trend" |
| ~ react, oppose | act against or in opposition to.; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" |
| v. (motion) | 8. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ rip | move precipitously or violently.; "The tornado ripped along the coast" |
| v. (motion) | 9. buck, hitch, jerk | jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched.; "the yung filly bucked" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| rebel | | |
| n. (person) | 1. greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb, rebel | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ confederate soldier | a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. |
| n. (person) | 2. freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel | a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions). |
| ~ mutineer | someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers). |
| ~ crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer | a disputant who advocates reform. |
| ~ revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter | a radical supporter of political or social revolution. |
| ~ young turk | a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule. |
| ~ nat turner, turner | United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831). |
| ~ denmark vesey, vesey | United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822). |
| ~ sir william wallace, wallace | Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305). |
| n. (person) | 3. maverick, rebel | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. |
| ~ recusant, nonconformist | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct. |
| v. (social) | 4. arise, rebel, rise, rise up | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ revolt | make revolution.; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" |
| ~ mutiny | engage in a mutiny against an authority. |
| v. (social) | 5. rebel, renegade | break with established customs. |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| habitue | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fixture, habitue, regular | a regular patron.; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" |
| ~ frequenter, patron | a regular customer. |
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