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单词 buffeted
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buffet

1 of 4

noun (1)

buf·​fet ˈbə-fət How to pronounce buffet (audio)
1
: a blow especially with the hand
2
: something that strikes with telling force

buffet

2 of 4

verb

buf·​fet ˈbə-fət How to pronounce buffet (audio)
buffeted; buffeting; buffets

transitive verb

1
: to strike sharply especially with the hand : cuff
2
: to strike repeatedly : batter
the waves buffeted the shore
3
: to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blows
schools being buffeted by budget cuts

intransitive verb

: to make one's way especially under difficult conditions

buffet

3 of 4

noun (2)

buf·​fet (ˌ)bə-ˈfā How to pronounce buffet (audio)
bü-ˈfā,
British especially
ˈbü-ˌfā How to pronounce buffet (audio)
plural buffets
1
furniture : sideboard sense 1
2
a
: a counter for refreshments
went back to the buffet for a second helping
b
chiefly British : a restaurant operated as a public convenience (as in a railway station)
c
: a meal set out on a buffet or table for ready access and informal service
a restaurant that offers a breakfast buffet
3
: an assortment of options or offerings : variety
Once you're up there among the clouds, you'll have a buffet of skiing options. Brad Wetzler

buffet

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adjective

buf·​fet (ˌ)bə-ˈfā How to pronounce buffet (audio)
bü-ˈfā,
British especially
ˈbü-ˌfā How to pronounce buffet (audio)
: served informally especially as a buffet (see buffet entry 3 sense 2c)
a buffet meal
buffet luncheons

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • bang
  • bash
  • bat
  • beat
  • belt
  • biff
  • blow
  • bop
  • box
  • bust
  • chop
  • clap
  • clip
  • clout
  • crack
  • cuff
  • dab
  • douse [British]
  • fillip
  • hack
  • haymaker
  • hit
  • hook
  • knock
  • larrup [dialect]
  • lash
  • lick
  • pelt
  • pick
  • plump
  • poke
  • pound
  • punch
  • rap
  • slam
  • slap
  • slug
  • smack
  • smash
  • sock
  • spank
  • stinger
  • stripe
  • stroke
  • swat
  • swipe
  • switch
  • thud
  • thump
  • thwack
  • wallop
  • welt
  • whack
  • wham
  • whop
  • whap

Verb

  • bash
  • baste
  • bat
  • batter
  • beat
  • belabor
  • belt
  • birch
  • bludgeon
  • bung up
  • club
  • curry
  • do
  • drub
  • fib [British]
  • flog
  • hammer
  • hide
  • lace
  • lambaste
  • lambast
  • lash
  • lather
  • lick
  • maul
  • mess (up)
  • paddle
  • pelt
  • pommel
  • pound
  • pummel
  • punch out
  • rough (up)
  • slate
  • slog
  • switch
  • tan
  • thrash
  • thresh
  • thump
  • tromp
  • wallop
  • whale
  • whip
  • whop
  • whap
  • whup
  • work over

Noun (2)

  • cabinet
  • closet
  • console
  • cupboard
  • hutch
  • locker
  • press
  • sideboard
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Example Sentences

Verb The strong winds buffeted the ship. fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of buffe blow

Verb

Middle English buffeten, verbal derivative of buffet buffet entry 1

Noun (2)

borrowed from French, going back to Old French, "stool, table, counter," of uncertain origin

Adjective

adjective derivative of buffet entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1898, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

buffet 1 of 2

verb

buf·​fet ˈbə-fət How to pronounce buffet (audio)
buffeted; buffeting
: to pound repeatedly
Waves buffeted our boat.

buffet

2 of 2

noun

buf·​fet ˌbə-ˈfā How to pronounce buffet (audio)
bü-
1
: a cabinet or set of shelves for the display of dishes and silver : sideboard
2
: a meal set out on a buffet or table from which people may serve themselves

buffeted

verb

past tense of buffet
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lashed
  • pounded
  • licked
  • battered
  • pelted
  • whipped
  • attacked
  • knocked
  • pummeled
  • slapped
  • assaulted
  • slammed
  • hit
  • smashed
  • beat
  • thumped
  • punched
  • mauled
  • spanked
  • bashed
  • batted
  • thrashed
  • hided
  • did
  • hammered
  • chopped
  • pummelled
  • smacked
  • paddled
  • bludgeoned
  • walloped
  • whacked
  • flogged
  • lathered
  • threshed
  • clubbed
  • lambasted
  • punched out
  • wounded
  • belted
  • curried
  • slogged
  • belabored
  • switched
  • drubbed
  • raided
  • whupped
  • slated
  • assailed
  • whapped
  • stormed
  • tanned
  • boxed
  • laced
  • tromped
  • beset
  • basted
  • worked over
  • whaled
  • whopped
  • fibbed
  • clobbered
  • swiped
  • birched
  • cracked
  • swatted
  • rushed
  • socked
  • beat up on
  • scourged
  • strapped
  • bunged up
  • thwacked
  • pasted
  • pommeled
  • pommelled
  • roughed (up)
  • clouted
  • cuffed
  • flagellated
  • lacerated
  • laid on
  • busted
  • caned
  • whammed
  • cudgelled
  • lammed
  • gored
  • messed (up)
  • mangled
  • leathered
  • whomped
  • horsewhipped
  • mutilated
  • maimed
  • cudgeled
  • bust
  • fustigated
  • pistol-whipped
  • descended (on or upon)
  • blackjacked
  • jumped (on)
  • cowhided
  • rawhided
  • pounced (on or upon)
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