Phrase Hound found 92 phrases and 158 compound words that contain buck. The most common are listed below. Open buck in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 92
- pass the buckTo transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- break the buckTo fall below the value of one dollar per share.
- passing the buckpresent participle and gerund of pass the buck
- buck-passingBlameshifting; the act of absolving oneself of responsibility or concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- bang for the buckEfficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
- Buck HouseBuckingham Palace.
- buck wildCrazy, unrestrained, uncontrolled.
- young buckAn adventurous or high-spirited young man.
- marsh buckA swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa, Tragelaphus spekii
- Buck IslandAn island of the British Virgin Islands.
- passed the bucksimple past and past participle of pass the buck
- passes the buckthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the buck: To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- Buck MeadowsA census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.
- quick buckA large sum of money earned easily and quickly.
- buck upCheer up; take courage; take heart.
- buck-and-wingA form of tap dance with gliding, sliding, and stomping movements performed at high speed.
- close with a buckPrudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
- buck-hoistAlternative form of buck hoist.
- buck offOf a horse or other animal, to rear up on its hind legs in order to throw off or dislodge its rider.
- buck buckA children's game with several variants, involving climbing on the backs of other players and sometimes trying to guess how many objects have been hidden out of sight.
- buck converterA kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).
- buck danceA type of African American traditional clogging.
- buck dancingpresent participle and gerund of buck dance
- buck feverExcitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game.
- buck moonA full moon occurring in July.
Compound words 158
- buckleA metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
- BuckleyA placename:
- roebuckA male roe deer.
- buxomHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- buckskinThe skin of a male deer, a buck.
- buckshotLead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
- buckhornA horn of a buck.
- buckramA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
- bushbuckEither of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- buckoA boastful or bullying man.