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buff
1[ buhf ]
noun
- a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.
- a brownish-yellow color; tan.
- a buff stick or buff wheel.
- a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject:
Civil War buffs avidly read the new biography of Grant.
- Informal. the bare skin, or the state of being nude:
swimming in the buff;
stripped to his buff.
- Also called buffcoat. a thick, short coat of buffalo leather, worn especially by English soldiers and American colonists in the 17th century.
- Informal. a buffalo.
adjective
- having the color of buff.
- made of buff leather.
- Slang. physically attractive; muscular.
Synonyms: burnish
verb (used with object)
- to clean or polish (metal) or give a grainless finish of high luster to (plated surfaces) with or as if with a buff stick or buff wheel.
- to polish or shine, especially with a buffer:
to buff shoes.
- to dye or stain in a buff color.
buff
2[ buhf ]
verb (used with object)
- (in a video game) to enhance (player characters' attributes or abilities) with a spell, skill, or item:
If you buff your party with a skill that increases movement speed, make sure everyone is in the area of effect—you wouldn’t want to leave your healer in the dust!
- to reduce or deaden the force of; act as a buffer.
noun
- (in a video game) a category of spell, skill, or item that enhances player characters' attributes or abilities:
Your build is specific to your job class, so a DPS Shaman and a DPS Druid might bring different buffs.
- Chiefly British Dialect. a blow; slap.
buff
1/ bʌf /
noun
- a soft thick flexible undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, oxen, and elk
- ( as modifier )
a buff coat
- a dull yellow or yellowish-brown colour
- ( as adjective )
buff paint
- Also calledbuffer
- a cloth or pad of material used for polishing an object
- a flexible disc or wheel impregnated with a fine abrasive for polishing metals, etc, with a power tool
- informal.one's bare skin (esp in the phrase in the buff )
verb
- to clean or polish (a metal, floor, shoes, etc) with a buff
- to remove the grain surface of (a leather)
buff
2/ bʌf /
noun
- informal.an expert on or devotee of a given subject
a cheese buff
buff
3/ bʌf /
verb
- tr to deaden the force of
noun
- archaic.a blow or buffet (now only in the phrase blind man's buff )
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- buffa·bili·ty noun
- buffa·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
Have you always been a history buff, or a military history buff?
The lacquer cures for 72 hours, and then is sanded by hand to buff out any imperfections.
Luckily I have a friend who is both an opera buff and pothead.
Before William entered the pool, Charles joked, "I know my eldest will now demonstrate his buff credentials".
Then throw away the bees and lay the stings gently but firmly on a mash composed of the breasts of five Buff Orpington cockerels.
They were a warm, golden cream and a very delicate buff, which made the rooms seem lighter.
The boy was clad in a grey suit of the finest cloth, laid down with silver lace, with a buff-coloured cloak of the same pattern.
"It's lucky in another way," he added, staring darkly at the buff-coloured wall that separated them from Number 13.
Gills: Equal, brittle, broad; yellow-buff color in all stages.
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