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| buf·fet [ búffət ] |
noun (plural buf·fets) |
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1. blow struck with hand: a blow struck with the fist or hand
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2. repeated blow: a heavy or repeated blow or stroke
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3. aviation
Same as buffeting
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verb (past and past participle buf·fet·ed, present participle buf·fet·ing, 3rd person present singular buf·fets) |
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1. transitive verb strike against something repeatedly: to knock or strike against something heavily or repeatedly
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2. transitive verb hit something with hand: to hit somebody or something sharply with the fist or hand
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3. intransitive verb struggle to progress: to proceed under difficult conditions
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| [Pre-12th century. < Old French, "small blow" < bufe "blow," an imitation of the sound] |
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  buf·fet·er noun |
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