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Bucked

Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucked (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Bucking.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b["u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.]

  1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.

  2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.

  3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.

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bucked

vb. (en-past of: buck)

Usage examples of "bucked".

He bucked in a circle and in a straight line and then mixed both styles for variety.

He bucked criss-cross, jumping from side to side, and he interspersed this with samples of all his other kinds of bucking thrown in.

Starkey pushed and shoved, trying to get the people to move even as police units bucked over the curb and roared toward her across the park -- -- and nothing happened.

His left Colt bucked and the adversary jerked backwards onto the grass.

The Troll bucked and attempted to pull loose, but Rikki seized him by the shoulders and pinned him in place.

The Carbine bucked as he pulled the trigger, the bullets biting into the lip of the brick wall, spraying dust and chunks of brick in every direction.

Vega bucked and boomed and Momma twisted, snarling, only three feet from Jenny, her rear legs tensing for the killing leap.

The Arctic Cat bucked over a ridge, then hit the lake with a growl and took off.

Then Grumby bucked Ringo off just like a steer would and whirled again, looking at us, crouched, with his mouth open too.

Leaving the new horse in Yates's care, Ty left the stables and bucked the wind to reach the pickup.