"buffet" in the noun sense
1. buffet, counter, sideboard
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room has shelves and drawers
2. buffet
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
3. snack bar, snack counter, buffet
usually inexpensive bar
"buffet" in the verb sense
1. buffet, knock about, batter
strike against forcefully
"Winds buffeted the tent"
2. buffet, buff
strike, beat repeatedly
"The wind buffeted him"
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