Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buck up to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: buck- up -to
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something).

Transitive verb

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bucks up to (present, singular) bucking up to (participle, present) bucked up to (participle, past) bucked up to (past)

Questions

What does buck up to mean?: To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something).

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