Buffing - English meaning

Buffing – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Polish (something).
Usage examples:
He buffed the glass until it gleamed
Synonims:
Polish Burnish Rub up Rub Smooth Shine Wipe Clean
verb
Make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful.
Usage examples:
There are cards that'll buff your troops

noun
A yellowish-beige colour.
Usage examples:
A buff envelope

noun
A stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.
Usage examples:
The buff coat was a standard piece of clothing for both the foot soldier and and the cavalryman. it…

noun
A stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing.
Usage examples:
Further, electrolytic polishing in a phosphoric acid solution or polishing with a buff can be condu…

adjective
(of a person or their body) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles.
Usage examples:
The driver was a buff blond named march

noun
A person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject.
Usage examples:
A computer buff

Buffing translation into English

Buffing: translate from English into Chinese

抛光

Buffing: translate from English into Dutch

Polijsten

Buffing: translate from English into French

Polissage, Polir

Buffing: translate from English into German

Polieren

Buffing: translate from English into Hindi

बफिंग, मज़ाक करना

Buffing: translate from English into Italian

Lucidatura

Buffing: translate from English into Korean

버핑, 가죽으로 닦다, 완충기 역할을 하다, ...의 힘을 약하게 하다

Buffing: translate from English into Russian

Полировка, Полировать, Поглощать удары, Смягчать толчки

Buffing: translate from English into Spanish

Pulir, Dar brillo, Teñir de color ante, Aterciopelar

Word origin

mid 16th century: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo’, later ‘oxhide’ or ‘colour of oxhide’.

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Buffing synonims

burnish

verb
Polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.
Usage examples:
To burnish copper, i would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end

noun
The shine on a highly polished surface.
Usage examples:
She wiped them off and underneath the furry tendrils of dust, the burnish of the old polish still g…

Burnish - all meanings in English

clean

adjective
Free from dirt, marks, or stains.
Usage examples:
The room was spotlessly clean

adverb
So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.
Usage examples:
The room had been washed clean

verb
Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.
Usage examples:
Clean your teeth properly after meals

Clean - all meanings in English

polish

verb
Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
Usage examples:
Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

noun
A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in.
Usage examples:
A tin of shoe polish

adjective
Relating to poland, its inhabitants, or their language.
Usage examples:
The most difficult discussions centred on the polish government and poland's frontiers.

Polish - all meanings in English

rub

verb
Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.
Usage examples:
She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun
An act of rubbing.
Usage examples:
She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation
Russian rouble(s).

Rub - all meanings in English

shine

verb
(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.
Usage examples:
The sun shone through the window

noun
A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something.
Usage examples:
My hair has lost its shine

Shine - all meanings in English

smooth

adjective
Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.
Usage examples:
Smooth flat rocks

verb
Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.
Usage examples:
She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb
In a way that is without difficulties.
Usage examples:
The course of true love never did run smooth

Smooth - all meanings in English

wipe

verb
Clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand.
Usage examples:
Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief

noun
Erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device).
Usage examples:
I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped

verb
To slide something over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid
Usage examples:
Please wipe your feet before you come into the house., she gently wiped and cleaned her scraped kne…

Wipe - all meanings in English

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