buffeted

buf·fet ¹

 (bə-fā′, bo͞o-)

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.

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[French.]

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buf·fet ²

 (bŭf′ĭt)

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 and especially repeatedly; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat.

3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group): 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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of buffe, blow.]

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buf′fet·er n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

buffeted - pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities storm-tossed, tempest-swept, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

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