Past tense of buck
regular verb
The past tense of buck is bucked. The past participle is also bucked.
Forms of buck
| Base form (V1) | buck /ˈbʌk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bucked /bʌkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bucked /bʌkt/ |
| Present participle | bucking /ˈbʌkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bucks /bʌks/ |
Bucked in a sentence
- The vice president bucked at the board’s latest solution.
- The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely.
- Instead of dealing with the customer's complaint himself, he just bucked it up to his boss.From the entry buck up
- He just bucked everything risky up to management.From the entry buck up
- It caught on the desiccated flesh, bucked, then bit into bone.2015, Tanya Huff, An Ancient Peace. From the entry xenonatomy
Meaning of buck
- noun A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
- noun An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
- noun An antelope of either sex; compare with Afrikaans bok.
Questions about the past tense of buck
- What is the past tense of buck?
- The past tense of buck is bucked.
- What is the past participle of buck?
- The past participle of buck is bucked.
- Is buck a regular or irregular verb?
- Buck is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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