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bucking

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbʌkɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ʌkɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The liquid used in this process.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A washing.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, forestry

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Synonyms: logging-up, crosscutting

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.

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7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of buck

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bokken — act of kicking both hind legs upward
  • French: ruade — act of kicking both hind legs upward
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