buck upintj

• 1

  Cheer up; take courage; take heart.

• 2

  datedHurry up; make haste.

buck upverb

• 1

  To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage.

  • I realized I needed to buck up and tackle the problem head-on.
• 2

  To encourage; to hearten.

  • I knew I had to try and buck up the rest of my team as well.
• 3

  To do better.

  • You better buck up or you'll never make it.
• 4

  datedTo dress oneself up smartly; compare (obsolete) buck ("a fop, dandy")

• 5

  To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also pass the buck.

  • He started bucking up everything to management when he didn't get a raise.
  • He just bucked everything risky up to management.
• 6

  obsoleteTo hurry up.

  • 'Now' said Cameron, 'we must buck up; it's getting late. Now about the child, Boshy: she must come with us, you see.'
• 7

  slangTo hit or fight (someone).