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bucking down

bucking down is the present participle and gerund of buck down.

Meaning of buck down

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To defeat (someone) in a challenge; to beat up or destroy (someone).

Questions about bucking down

What is bucking down the present participle and gerund of?
Bucking down is the present participle and gerund of buck down.

Words near bucking down in the dictionary

  1. bucking
  2. bucking bar
  3. bucking bars
  4. bucking bronco
  5. bucking broncos
  6. bucking down
  7. bucking for
  8. bucking in
  9. bucking out
  10. bucking the tide
  11. bucking the tiger

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