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macho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
  • bull noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  • macho adj Showing an exaggerated, often aggressive sense of masculinity.
  • male adj Of the sex that produces sperm rather than eggs, in humans, animals, or plants.
  • masculine adj Relating to men, or having qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.
  • tom noun A male cat.

Senses

macho is used for these senses in English:

  • buck A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.
  • bull (attributive, of large mammals) Adult male.
  • bull An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
  • jack A plant or animal.
  • male Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
  • male (of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
  • male One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
  • male A human member of the masculine sex or gender.

buck — full definition

  1. noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
  2. noun Informal, especially American, word for a dollar.
  3. verb Of a horse, to jump with an arched back and kick out the hind legs, often to throw off a rider.
  4. verb To resist or oppose something strongly, especially a trend or authority.

bull — full definition

  1. noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
  2. adj Describing a market where prices are rising or expected to rise.
  3. noun Nonsense; empty or dishonest talk (informal).
  4. noun An official document or edict issued by the Pope.
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