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buffet
What does buffet mean?
buffet (verb): to affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use buffet in a sentence?
- Winds buffeted the tent. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
What are synonyms of buffet?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “buffet” mean?
to love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection
Not quite: that's what adore means.
to part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of
Not quite: that's what shed means.
to affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against
Right! That's what “buffet” means.
to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)
Not quite: that's what improve means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “buffet”?
batter
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happen
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report
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become
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