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bƌf
baf
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "buff"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻž

someone who is deeply interested in and well-informed about a particular topic
buff definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a film buff, he's seen every Oscar-winning movie since 1950.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ ⧧⧝ā§Ģā§Ļ āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

a medium to dark yellowish-tan color

buff definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His leather bag had a natural buff.
03

a soft implement, often mounted on a block, used for polishing or smoothing surfaces, such as nails or metal

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jeweler polished the ring with a soft buff.
04

without clothing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sunbathing left her back entirely buff.
05

a soft, thick, undyed leather made from the hides of animals such as buffalo or oxen

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Old-fashioned book covers were often bound in buff.
06

a temporary or permanent boost to a character's abilities, stats, or performance in a game, typically granted by items, abilities, or other game mechanics

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Healing spells can provide a defensive buff to allies.
01

āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to polish or shine a surface by rubbing it with a soft cloth or a special tool
Transitive: to buff a surface
to buff definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Using a microfiber cloth, she buffed the shoes to a brilliant shine.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻĢāĻžāχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϏ⧇ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strengthen, enhance, or improve a feature, ability, or item
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They buffed the character's attack power.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

having the pale yellowish-beige color characteristic of buff leather

buff definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The horse had a smooth, buff coat that gleamed in the sunlight.
02

āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀

(of a person) physically attractive with large muscles
buff definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor's buff chest was on display in the action movie, a testament to his dedication to fitness.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϟāύ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĨ¤

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