transcription, транскрипция: [ bʌf ]
( buffs, buffing, buffed)
1.
Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
He took a largish buff envelope from his pocket.
COLOUR
2.
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. ( INFORMAL )
Judge Lanier is a real film buff...
= enthusiast
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3.
If you buff the surface of something, for example your car or your shoes, you rub it with a piece of soft material in order to make it shine.
He was already buffing the car’s hubs.
= polish
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• buff‧ing
Regular buffing helps prevent nails from splitting.
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