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  (bŭf) pronunciation
n.
  1. A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
  2. A military uniform coat made of such leather.
  3. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
  4. Informal. Bare skin: swimming in the buff.
  5. A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
adj.
  1. Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.
  2. Of the color buff.
  3. buff·er, buff·est. Slang. Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.
tr.v., buffed, buff·ing, buffs.
  1. To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
  2. To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
  3. To make the color of buff.

[From obsolete buffle, buffalo, from French buffle, from Late Latin būfalus. See buffalo.]


buff2 (bŭf) pronunciation
n. Informal.

One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.

[From the buff-colored uniform worn by New York volunteer firemen around 1920, originally applied to an enthusiast of fires and firefighting.]


 
 
Thesaurus: buff1

verb

    To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine, sleek. See light/darkness.
buff2

noun

    A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot. Informal fan, fiend. Slang freak, nut. See concern/unconcern.

 
Antonyms: buff

n

Definition: enthusiast
Antonyms: detractor, opponent


 


1. To clean and polish a surface so that a high luster results.
2. To grind down and/or polish a floor finish of terrazzo or other exposed-aggregate concrete.


 

Striking the posteromedial aspect of a front hoof with the opposite hoof of the pair. A perfect situation for applying a buffing boot.

  • b. boot — see brush boot.
 
Wikipedia: buff (disambiguation)


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Translations: Translations for: Buff

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bøffellæder
v. tr. - polere
adj. - brungul

2.
n. - brungult

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeemleer, lichtgeel, dreun, liefhebber (hobby), iets gemaakt van zeemleer, polijsten, fluweel-achtig maken (leer), lichtgeel verven

Français (French)
1.
n. - peau de buffle, couleur chamois, polissoir
v. tr. - polir (un métal), lustrer
adj. - (en peau) de buffle, couleur buffle

2.
n. - mordu de, expert (d'un domaine, d'un sujet)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gelbbraun, kräftiges, weiches Leder, Schwabbelscheibe
v. - polieren, (Leder) aufrauhen
adj. - gelbbraun

2.
n. - Fan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βουβαλόδερμα, σαμουά, ανοιχτοκίτρινο, σαμουά, λάτρης, φανατικός οπαδός
v. - στιλβώνω, γυαλίζω
adj. - ανοιχτοκίτρινος, σαμουά

Italiano (Italian)
lucidare, colore camoscio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cor (f) amarelada, couro (m) de búfalo
v. - polir (metal) com couro
adj. - amarelado, da cor de couro

Русский (Russian)
полировать кожей, размягчать, темно-желтый, любитель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rueda pulidora
v. tr. - pulir, bruñir
adj. - pulido, bruñido

2.
n. - amarillo claro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - buffelläder, sämskskinn, entusiast
v. - polera med sämskskinn
adj. - sämskskinns-, mattgul

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 暗黄皮革, 暗黄色, 黄皮军装上衣, 擦拭轮, 暗黄色的, 暗黄皮革制的, 擦亮, 擦净, 使光软

2. 打击

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 暗黃皮革, 暗黃色, 黃皮軍裝上衣, 擦拭輪
adj. - 暗黃色的, 暗黃皮革製的
v. tr. - 擦亮, 擦淨, 使光軟

2.
n. - 打擊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 담황색의 연한 가죽, 맨 살, 팬
v. tr. - ~을 유혁으로 닦다, ~을 부드럽게 만들다, ~을 담황색으로 물들이다
adj. - 유혁으로 만든, 담황색의

2.
n. - 타격

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - もみ革, 黄褐色, 素肌, とぎ棒, とぎ車, …ファン
v. - もみ革で磨く, 黄褐色に染める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جلد الجاموس, , لون أصفر داكن, شخص مهتم أو مختص بموضوع معين (فعل) لمع (صفه) ذو لون أصفر داكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עור-פרה‬
adj. - ‮צהוב-בהיר‬
v. tr. - ‮הבריק, ליטש‬
n. - ‮אדם הבקי בנושא מסוים ונלהב לו‬


 
 

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