buff

Meaning

1. Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
2. A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
3. A brownish yellow colour.
4. A military coat made of buff leather.
5. A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.
6. An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
7. To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
8. To make a character or an item stronger.
9. To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
10. Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
11. Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)
12. Physically attractive.
13. A buffet; a blow.
14. To strike.
15. A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data