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Noun
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vaulting horse (vaulting_horse%1:06:00::)
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long horse (long_horse%1:06:00::)
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buck (buck%1:06:01::)
(a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting)
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dollar (dollar%1:21:00::)
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dollar bill (dollar_bill%1:21:00::)
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one dollar bill (one_dollar_bill%1:21:00::)
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buck (buck%1:21:00::)
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clam (clam%1:21:00::)
(a piece of paper money worth one dollar)
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(n)
Buck (buck%1:18:00::)
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Pearl Buck (pearl_buck%1:18:00::)
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Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (pearl_sydenstricker_buck%1:18:00::)
(United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973))
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sawhorse (sawhorse%1:06:00::)
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horse (horse%1:06:01::)
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sawbuck (sawbuck%1:06:00::)
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buck (buck%1:06:00::)
(a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)
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buck (buck%1:05:00::)
(mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope))
Verb
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buck (buck%2:41:01::)
(to strive with determination)
"John is bucking for a promotion"
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buck (buck%2:41:00::)
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go against (go_against%2:41:01::)
(resist)
"buck the trend"
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tear (tear%2:38:00::)
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shoot (shoot%2:38:01::)
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shoot down (shoot_down%2:38:01::)
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charge (charge%2:38:00::)
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buck (buck%2:38:01::)
(move quickly and violently)
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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(v)
buck (buck%2:38:00::)
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jerk (jerk%2:38:01::)
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hitch (hitch%2:38:02::)
(jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched)
"the yung filly bucked"