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Synonyms for buck

noun

The male of certain animals

sire, stag, bull; see deer, goat.

avoid responsibility, shirk, shift the blame; see delegate 2, evade 1.

verb

To attempt to throw a rider by jumping
rear, plunge, buck off, unseat, unhorse, dislodge, throw off, eject; see also jump 1, oust.
*To oppose
resist, combat, counter; see oppose 1, resist 1.

See buck in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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