buf·fet 1 (b -f  , b -)n. 1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards. 2. a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served. b. A restaurant having such a counter. 3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard. adj. Informally served: a buffet luncheon. [French.] |
buf·fet 2 (b f t)n. A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand. v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets v.tr. 1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly. 2. To strike against forcefully; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat. 3. To drive or force with or as if with repeated blows: was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy. 4. To force (one's way) with difficulty. v.intr. To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind. [Middle English, from Old French buffet, diminutive of buffe, blow.] buf fet·er n. |
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