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To suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
“When things had been at their worst, she had wished for someone to come home to, someone to comfort her, to buck up her spirits.”
To make (someone) happier and more cheerful
“I did the best I could to try to buck her up, but it didn't seem to do much good.”
To become happier and more cheerful
“Then, gradually, I began to buck up again and take an interest in things.”
To become sound or healthy again
“After many days of feeling under the weather, I was finally starting to buck up.”
To increase in degree, amount, size, or value
“He aimed to see the Admiral, if only he could buck up his courage to make the trip.”
(dated) To hurry up
“We must buck up, as it's getting late.”
To give new life to, or to restore to a healthy condition
To strengthen or support physically or mentally
To give comfort or solace to
To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused
To respond to hardship or adversity in a typical or stereotypical masculine manner
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