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noun
- 1. a yellowish-beige color: "a buff envelope"
- 2. a stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface. trademark in UK
verb
- 1. polish (something): "he buffed the glass until it gleamed"
- 2. make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful: informal "there are cards that'll buff your troops"
adjective
- 1. being in good physical shape with fine muscle tone: informal North American "the driver was a buff blond named March"
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The meaning of BUFF is a garment (such as a uniform) made of buff leather. How to use buff in a sentence.
a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject: a computer / opera / film buff. Fewer examples. Young movie buffs helped pick some of the winners. For photography buffs, choosing a camera that offers users lots of hands-on control needn't mean going big and heavy.
Buff definition: a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.. See examples of BUFF used in a sentence.
noun. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) synonyms: buffer.
a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject: a computer / opera / film buff. Fewer examples. Young movie buffs helped pick some of the winners. For photography buffs, choosing a camera that offers users lots of hands-on control needn't mean going big and heavy.
buff 1. (bŭf) 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.
You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about a particular subject. For example, if you describe someone as a film buff, you mean that they know a lot about films.
Buff Definition. A heavy, soft, brownish-yellow leather made from the skin of the buffalo or from other animal hides. A military coat made of this leather. A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
Definition of buff noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. buff. noun. /bʌf/ Idioms. [countable] (used in compounds) a person who is very interested in a particular subject or activity and knows a lot about it. a film/movie/history buff. an opera buff. They were a group of computer buffs who used to meet every Thursday evening.
muscular. v.t. Metallurgy 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, esp. with a buffer: to buff shoes. to dye or stain in a buff color.
