~ 1
■ noun
1》 the male of some animals, especially deer and antelopes.
↘ S. African an antelope (of either sex).
2》 a vertical jump performed by a horse, with the head lowered, back arched, and back legs thrown out behind.
3》 archaic a fashionable and daring young man.
■ verb
1》 (of a horse) perform a ~.
2》 oppose or resist: ~ the trend.
3》 ( ~ someone up or ~ up ) informal make or become more cheerful.
■ adjective US military slang lowest of a particular rank: a ~ private.
Phrases
~ up one's ideas become more serious, energetic, and hard-working.
Origin
OE: partly from buc 'male deer', of Gmc origin; reinforced by bucca 'male goat'.
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~ 2
■ noun informal
1》 N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a dollar.
2》 S. African a rand.
3》 Indian a rupee.
Phrases
a fast ~ easily and quickly earned money.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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~ 3
■ noun an object placed as a reminder in front of a poker player whose turn it is to deal.
Phrases
the ~ stops here informal the responsibility for something cannot be passed to someone else.
pass the ~ informal shift responsibility to someone else.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.