buccaneer

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buc-can-eer /.bAka'mafc); NAmE -'mr/ noun 1 (in the past) a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them ( IB N* )     pirate 2 (especially in busi­

ness X tg F§f ik) a person who achieves success in a skilful but not always honest way buccaneering /.bAka'marir); NAmE -'mrirj/ adj. enjoying taking risks, especially in business HU l^#}, AfliW (        ) : Virgin’s buccaneering founder,

Richard Branson   •

buck /bAk/ noun, verb

h noun 1 [C] (informal) a US, Australian or New Zealand dollar; a South African rand; an Indian rupee ( —,) UtE; ( - ) MX; (-) HtBAA; ( - )

( — ) £Pft:AIt: They cost ten bucks, 0

We’re talking big bucks (= a lot of money) here.      {|] 32;

^ JL$$] bUHA^Hc, 2 [c] a male deer, hare or rabbit (also called a buck rabbit) Ifafa-, — compare doe, hart, stag 3 [c] (.SAfrE) a deer, whether male or female Jg ( Ti£M ) :      a herd of buck - ffifa 4 [C] (old-

fashioned, informal) a young man T \‘K T 5 the buck [sing.] used in some expressions to refer to the responsi­bility or blame for sth (        ) vtii, ft

X:: It was my decision. The buck stops here (= nobody else can be blamed). JPJifSM&Sa  0

I was tempted to pass the buck (= make sb else respon­sible).        hhUdBI From buck, an

object which in a poker game is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal, g buck ($%%), th (HUEE^juiko            make a fast/quick buck

(informal, often disapproving) to earn money quickly and easily $5 J§ife®ftf| — more at bang n., million m verb 1 [V] (of a horse Sj) to jump with the two back feet or all four feet off the ground j&JfjW81 ffcJ <S#pgj8t 2 [V] to move up and down suddenly or in a way that is not controlled The boat

bucked and heaved beneath them. TfSAflMnJWTM^M W. if o 3 [VN] (informal) to resist or oppose sth       $!j;

fiiirL: One or two companies have managed to buck the trend of the recession.

0 He admired her willingness to buck the system (= oppose authority or rules).

±z&14„ iTaT?Ti buck your ideas up (BrE, informal) to start behaving in a more acceptable way, so that work gets done better, etc. J§ # A miiiM .buck 'up (informal) 1 (often in orders # X # 4“) to become more cheerful H771 cheer up: Buck up, kid! It’s not the end of the game. TfeA,

2 buck up! (old-fashioned) used to tell sb to hurry i&A;  H771 hurry up .buck sb 'up (BrE,

informal) to make sb more cheerful ^ A H EETH cheer up: The good news bucked us all up.

bucket /'bAkit/ noun, verb

■                  noun 1 (NAmE also pail) [C] an open container with a handle, used for carrying or holding liquids, sand, etc.

(       ) fif: a plastic bucket      o (BrE) They

were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades. fife111 fn f* -T fa. #   ± 5c o 2 [C] a large container

that is part of a crane or digger and is used for lifting things A*1 At?;  ) M*; (      ) r A

— picture o construction 3 (also bucketful /-ful/) (NAmE also pail, pail-ful) [C] the amount contained in a bucket ( ($lt ) :        two bucketsAiucketfuls of water

O They used to drink tea by the bucket/bucketful (= in large quantities).       0 4 buckets

[pi.] (informal) a large amount Aft: To succeed in show business, you need buckets of confidence.

owe wept buckets. M\]

till A t§ o o He was sweating buckets by the end of the race, i!]     X N" ftk ff it A # <> o The rain was coming

down in buckets (= it was raining very heavily). TH it t£AMo ITSTBl see drop n., kick v.

■                  verb id:i;k*J 'bucket down (BrE, informal) to rain heavily TAM pour : It’s bucketing down. A M

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