buck up to

verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person bucks up to · participle present bucking up to · participle past bucked up to · past bucked up to

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something).
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APA

buck up to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20up%20to

MLA

“buck up to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20up%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck up to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20up%20to.

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