How to pronounce “buck up”

Meaning

• [Interjection]
• (idiomatic) Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
• (idiomatic, dated) Hurry up; make haste.
• [Verb]
• (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage.
• (idiomatic, transitive) To encourage; to hearten.
• (idiomatic, intransitive) To do better.
• (idiomatic, intransitive, dated) To dress oneself up smartly; compare (obsolete) buck ("a fop, dandy") [c. 1900-1920]
• (idiomatic, transitive, colloquial) To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also pass the buck.
• (obsolete) To hurry up.
• (idiomatic, transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To hit or fight (someone).

Practice Nearby Words

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