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biff ¹  (bf) Informal

tr.v. biffed, biff·ing, biffs

To strike or punch.

n.

A blow or punch.

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[From English biff, interjection, probably of imitative origin.]

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biff ²  (bf)

n. Upper Midwest

Variant of biffy.

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biff [bɪf] Slang

n

1. a blow with the fist

2. Irish school slang a blow to the palm of the hand with a strap or cane as a punishment

vb

(tr) to give (someone) such a blow

[probably of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	biff - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" punch, lick, clout, poke, slug counterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	biff - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" pommel, pummel hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

Translations

biff [bɪf]

A. N → bofetada f

B. VT → dar una bofetada a

biff

n (inf) → Stoß m, → Puff m (inf); a biff on the nose → eins auf die Nase (inf)

interj → bums

vt (esp Brit inf) person → boxen; car → eine Beule fahren in (+acc); door → anschlagen; lamppost → bumsen an (+acc) → or gegen (inf); to biff somebody on the nose → jdm eins auf die Nase geben (inf)

biff [bɪf] n (Brit) (fam) → botta