buck
- noun
- /bʌk/
- Archaic
- Who wants to play Buck-Buck?
Examples
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Does anyone want to play Buck-Buck?
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Let's play Buck-Buck.
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Does anyone want to play Buck-Buck?
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Who wants to play Buck-Buck?
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The gymnast vaulted over the buck with impressive grace and skill.
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During the gymnastics competition, she performed a flawless routine on the buck.
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He practiced his techniques on the buck to improve his vaulting scores.
Synonyms
A padded piece of equipment on legs used for vaulting in gymnastics
A long, solid piece of gymnastics equipment without handles that gymnasts run to and jump over
A long piece of gymnastics equipment like a bench that gymnasts run and jump over lengthwise
A padded piece of equipment with legs that people vault over to practice balance and jumping skills
Idioms
A loss for investors that happens when a money market fund's share falls below one dollar
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The gymnastic buck is named for its shape and use as a wooden 'horse' for vaulting, so thinking of a small practice horse helps explain why it has that name.