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buffed

/bʌft/

buffed is the simple past and past participle of buff.

Meaning of buff

Verb (1)

buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)

  1. To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
    • He was already buffing the car's hubs.
  2. (roleplaying games) To make a character or an item stronger.
    • The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon.
    Antonyms:
    debuff, nerf
  3. (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
    • "Sure thing, I buffed her, and they turfed her to urology, but she bounced back to me!" [...] They attempted to transfer her to urology by modifying her chart (buffing it) to request urine tests, but the doctors in urology sent (bounced) her back.1996, Jeffrey E. Nash, James M. Calonico, The Meaning of Social Interaction: An Introduction to Social Psychology, page 139
  4. (slang) To remove (graffiti), particularly when done by someone who is not a graffiti writer.
  5. (archaic, slang, transitive) To strip to the bare skin.

Verb (2)

buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)

  1. To strike.
    • Bravely run Red-hood, / There was a shock, / To have buff’d out the blood / From ought but a block.a. 1640, Ben Jonson, The Under-wood, page 277

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Phrases with buffed

Words that rhyme with buffed

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Questions about buffed

What is buffed the simple past and past participle of?
Buffed is the simple past and past participle of buff.
How do you pronounce buffed?
Buffed is pronounced /bʌft/.

Words near buffed in the dictionary

  1. buffarillas
  2. buffas
  3. buffcoat
  4. buffcoats
  5. buffe
  6. buffed
  7. buffed down
  8. buffed out
  9. buffed the muffin
  10. buffed up
  11. buffel duck

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