Definition of buffing Buffing
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What does buffing mean?
Wiktionary 
- buffing (Noun)
That which is buffed. - buffing (Verb)
Present participle of buff.
Part of speech
🔤- buffing, verb, gerund of buff (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: bufves |
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| buff - an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | ||
| buffer | ||
| implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end | ||
| buff - bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff" | ||
| buff - a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen | ||
| buff - an ardent follower and admirer | ||
| fan, devotee, lover | ||
| follower a person who accepts the leadership of another | ||
| followers, following a group of followers or enthusiasts | ||
| aerophile a lover of aviation | ||
| aficionado a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer | ||
| amorist one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love | ||
| bacchanal, bacchant (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus | ||
| groupie an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) | ||
| buff - a medium to dark tan color | ||
| yellowish brown, raw sienna, caramel, caramel brown | ||
| brownness, brown an orange of low brightness and saturation | ||
Verb |
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| buff - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" | ||
| burnish, furbish | ||
| polish, smooth, smoothen, shine bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" | ||
| buff - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" | ||
| buffet | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
Adjectivebuff, buffer, buffest |
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| buff - of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather | ||
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Wiktionary
- buff (Noun)
Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. - buff (Noun)
A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. - buff (Noun)
A brownish yellow colour. - buff (Noun)
A military coat made of buff leather. - buff (Noun)
A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast. - buff (Noun)
An effect that temporally makes a gaming character stronger. - buff (Noun)
Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition. - buff (Verb)
To polish and make shiny. - buff (Verb)
To make a character stronger. - buff (Adjective)
Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow. - buff (Adjective)
Unusually muscular. - buff (Adjective)
attractive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- buff (n.)
A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. - buff (n.)
The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown. - buff (n.)
A military coat, made of buff leather. - buff (n.)
The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a. - buff (a.)
A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc. - buff (a.)
The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. - buff (a.)
Made of buff leather. - buff (a.)
Of the color of buff. - buff (v. t.)
To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5. - buff (v. t.)
To strike. - buff (n.)
A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff." - buff (a.)
Firm; sturdy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A follower or admirer who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity. -
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A change to a video game that increases the desirability or effectiveness of a particular game element. -
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To increase, in a video game, the desirability or effectiveness of a particular game element.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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buf, n. a pliant and uncracking leather used for soldiers' belts and other military purposes, made out of salted and dried South American light ox and cow hides: a military coat: the colour of buff: a light yellow: the bare skin: (pl.) certain regiments in the British army, so named from their buff-coloured facings—e.g. East Kent Regiment, Ross-shire Buffs.—ns. Buff′-coat, a strong military coat: a soldier; Buff′-wheel, Buff′-stick, a wheel or stick covered with buff-leather or the like, and sprinkled with emery, for polishing.—In buff, naked. [Fr. buffle, a buffalo.] -
buff
buf, n. (obs.) a buffet, blow, or stroke.—v.t. to strike. [O. Fr. buffe, a blow.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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All in buff; stript to the skin, stark naked. -
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To stand buff; to stand the brunt. To swear as a witness. He buffed it home; and I was served; he swore hard against me, and I was found guilty.
