Sekirov Dictionary

buffet

/ˈbʌf.ɪt/

verb 5
noun 2
/bəˈfeɪ/ noun 3
forms 5

verb5

•
To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
- They spit in his face and buffeted him. — 1611
•
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
- The sudden hurricane in thunder roars, / Buffets the bark, and whirls it from the shores. — 1726
•
To struggle, contend; also in figurative or extended use: to move as if driven by force.
- Again the chirpy tone did nothing to pacify the woman holding on to her ankles. Soon Zoe was buffeting back and forward through the hole. — 2012
(figurative) To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.

noun2

•
A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
- On his cheek a buffet fell. — 1805
The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.

buffet

UK /ˈbʊf.eɪ/US /bəˈfeɪ/

noun3

•
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
- We'll be serving supper buffet style.
A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
A small low stool; a hassock.

forms

buffeted · buffetted · buffeting · buffetting · buffets

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