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/bukt/, adj. Brit. Informal.happy; elated.[1905-10; BUCK2 + -ED2]
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Bucked — Buck Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[ u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bucked — adjective (not before noun) BrE old fashioned very pleased (+ at/by): We were bucked at the news … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bucked up — adjective inspired with confidence felt bucked up by his success • Syn: ↑encouraged • Similar to: ↑pleased … Useful english dictionary
bucked — I. ˈbəkt adjective Etymology: from past participle of buck (II) : pleased, encouraged : bucked up II. adjective … Useful english dictionary
bucked — bÊŒk n. male deer; male rabbit; dollar (Slang) v. move rapidly and with violence; jump vertically legs stiff and back arched ; bet, gamble (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
bucked — spoken of milk soured by keeping too long in the milk bucket, or by a foul bucket. Exmoor … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
bucked shins — sore s s … Medical dictionary
bucked shin — noun Etymology: from past participle of buck (II) : stiffness of the leg of a horse due to muscular strain … Useful english dictionary
get back on the horse that bucked you — When you start drinking again after being hungover from drinking the previous night … The small dictionary of idiomes
buck — buck1 S1 [bʌk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dollar)¦ 2 the buck stops here 3 pass the buck 4¦(animal)¦ 5 feel/look like a million bucks 6¦(man)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from buckskin; because it was used as a unit of exchange in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
