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Meaning of 'buffet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Buffet [ n.]
- A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.
- A counter for refreshments; a restaurant at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.
2 . Buffet [ v. i.]
- A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.
- A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.
- A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
- To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
- To make one's way by blows or struggling.
3 . Buffet [ v. t.]
- To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
- To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
- To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.

Meaning of 'buffet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . buffet [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strike, beat repeatedly
Example in sentence:
  • The wind buffeted him
Meaning (2):
- strike against forcefully
Example in sentence:
  • Winds buffeted the tent

Nearby Words:

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