buff: meaning and definitions

A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.

A military uniform coat made of such leather.

A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.

Informal Bare skin: swimming in the buff.

A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.

Made or formed of buff: a buff jacket.

Of the color buff.

Slang Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim: buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.

To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.

To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.

To make the color of buff.

Informal One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject: a Civil War buff.