buck off

B2 neutral separable transitive

In simple words

When a horse jumps and kicks so hard that the person riding it falls off.

Literal meaning: For an animal to use bucking (a jumping-kicking motion) to throw something off its back.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

uncommon

For a horse or animal to violently unseat its rider by bucking.

"The rodeo bronco bucked off three riders before anyone could stay on for eight seconds."

Grammar: separable

2 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

Figuratively, to resist and reject something forcefully.

"The startup managed to buck off most of the investor pressure and stick to its original vision."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Used in equestrian, rodeo, and farming contexts. Also used figuratively to mean to reject or shake off a person, idea, or responsibility.

rider cowboy horse bronco saddle jockey

Base

buck off

I/you/we/they

3rd person

bucks off

he/she/it

Past simple

bucked off

yesterday

Past participle

bucked off

have + pp

-ing form

bucking off

continuous

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