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Meaning of buck for | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).

US, colloquial, idiomatic

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

buck out buck the tide buck the tiger buck the trend buck up buck up one's ideas