buck down

verb

To defeat (someone) in a challenge; to beat up or destroy (someone).

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Meanings

verbbuck down (third-person singular simple present bucks down, present participle bucking down, simple past and past participle bucked down)

present singular third person bucks down · participle present bucking down · participle past bucked down · past bucked down

  1. idiomaticslangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo defeat (someone) in a challenge; to beat up or destroy (someone).
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APA

buck down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20down

MLA

“buck down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20down.

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