buck up to in English

Forms: bucks up to [present, singular, third-person], bucking up to [participle, present], bucked up to [participle, past], bucked up to [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} buck up to (third-person singular simple present bucks up to, present participle bucking up to, simple past and past participle bucked up to)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "bucks up to",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "bucked up to",
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    {
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        "To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something)."
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          "stand up to",
          "stand up to"
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        "(transitive) To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something)."
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bucks up to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucking up to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucked up to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucked up to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something)."
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        "(transitive) To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something)."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "buck up to"
}

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"buck up to" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms