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Meanings of bucked up in English

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Usage of bucked up in English
1
Pershing and his army have bucked up the French for the moment.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II
2
But this time he had bucked up against the right person.
Men in War
3
The two men holding winning tickets get bucked up to sergeants.
Police Your Planet
4
The gun bucked up and almost hit me on the forehead.
The Forever War
5
If you can keep homesick old Ern bucked up you'll be doing your bit.
The Forbidden Trail
6
I bucked up a bit, beginning from that day when we met in the train.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
7
He bucked up firewood and stacked it to move into camp with the first snow.
Cat and Mouse
8
Even with the heavy barrel and the muzzlebrake the rifle bucked up off the rest.
No country for old men
9
King sahib, she is all bucked up about it!
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
10
I thought for a minute I was gone-butI bucked up all right and answered it.
The Whistling Mother
11
He bucked up and became cheerful and confidential.
My Adventures as a Spy
12
Sid bucked up and flew at his enemy.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
13
I can't tell you how bucked up I am at the sportsmanlike way you've rallied round.
A Damsel in Distress
14
I suppose you came to get bucked up?
No Hero
15
He appeared to be nervous and depressed, but bucked up again on the way to the bus.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
16
The Indians have bucked up like anything.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915
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