word-vault/dist/data/cards/bu/buck.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "buck",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a US, Australian or New Zealand dollar; a South African rand; an Indian rupee",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They cost ten bucks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're talking **big bucks** *(= a lot of money)* here."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a male deer, hare or rabbit (also called a buck rabbit)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a deer, whether male or female",
            "labels": "(South African English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a herd of buck"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a young man",
            "labels": "(old use, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used in some expressions to refer to the responsibility or blame for something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was my decision. **The buck stops here** *(= nobody else can be blamed)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was tempted to **pass the buck** *(= make somebody else responsible)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you get more, better, etc. bang for your buck, you get better value for the money you spend or the effort you put in to something",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look/feel extremely good",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Wow, you look like a million dollars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to earn money quickly and easily",
            "labels": "(informal, often disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bʌk/",
                "audio": "bu/buck/buck__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bʌk/",
                "audio": "bu/buck/buck__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun sense 1 mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 4 Old English, partly from buc ‘male deer’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch bok and German Bock); reinforced by bucca ‘male goat’, of the same ultimate origin. noun sense 5 from buck, an object which in a poker game is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal."
}