Crossword clues for bucking
bucking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
(Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
Bucking \Buck"ing\, n.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used.
--Tomlinson.A washing.
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The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
Bucking iron (Mining), a broad-faced hammer, used in bucking or breaking up ores.
Bucking kier (Manuf.), a large circular boiler, or kier, used in bleaching.
Bucking stool, a washing block.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching. 2 The liquid used in this process. 3 A washing. 4 The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores. 5 (''of a quadruped'') The act of bucking, or kicking both hind legs upward. vb. (present participle of buck English)
Wikipedia
Bucking is a movement performed by a horse or bull in which the animal lowers its head and raises its hindquarters into the air, usually while kicking out with the hind legs. If powerful, it may unseat the rider enough to fall off.
Usage examples of "bucking".
The ropes at her ankles as well as those dragging up her arms confined her to an extremely limited range of movement, just enough to excite me with her convulsive gyrations and her buckings and lungings which made her thighs and bubbies jounce and jiggle and express the luscious resilience of her naked flesh.
The ropes at her ankles as well as those dragging up her arms confined her to an extremely limited range of movement, just enough to excite me with her convulsive gyrations and her buckings and lungings which made her thighs and bubbies jounce and jiggle and express the luscious resilience of her naked flesh.
The frantic pilot put his violently bucking plane into a turn toward the Alaskan islands at the same time his copilot instinctively shouted a Mayday over the radio.
Individual members of the ground crew converged on a roped bawling and bucking calf, each with a task assigned.
Of course, there were wild resistances and buckings, but you were patient, you were stronger.
He seemed to think a successful maiden appearance made up for later runaways, buckings off, and an inability to keep up with the field on a slow day.
She swayed gracefully to the mare’s buckings, humoured her a little, and brought her up alongside her chestnut companion.
He had to time his rush up the ramp between the buckings and surgings of the silver surface of the ground.