buff up

bʌf ʌp

Definition

Definition of buff up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

improvement

tr.

improve or enhance something

tr.

She buffed up her resume before applying for the job.

polish

shine

fitness

tr./intr.

increase muscle mass through exercise

tr./intr.

He decided to buff up by going to the gym regularly.

build up

bulk up

shine

tr.

Rare

make a surface shiny by polishing

tr.

Rare

She buffed up the silverware for the dinner party.

buff

polish

shine

education

tr./intr.

Rare

study intensively for better understanding

tr./intr.

Rare

She needs to buff up on her math skills for the exam.

bone up

cram

swot

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Expressions with buff

buff out

improve by fixing minor defects

They buffed out the details in the report.

film buff

person with strong interest in films

She is a film buff who watches movies every weekend.

history buff

person with strong interest in history

My brother is a history buff who loves ancient Rome.

in the buff

adj.

completely unclothed without any clothing

He was caught in the buff by surprise.

cinema buff

person who loves and knows a lot about movies

My brother is a real cinema buff, always watching classic films.

computer buff

someone very interested in computers

As a computer buff, she spends hours coding and building PCs.

Examples of buff up in a sentence

They need to buff up the product's features.
She wants to buff up before the summer vacation.
He started to buff up after joining the fitness club.
He buffed up the car until it gleamed.
The janitor buffed up the floors every evening.
He decided to buff up on history before the quiz.

They need to buff up on their language skills for the trip.

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French:améliorer, se muscler, ...
German:verbessern, Muskeln aufbauen, ...
Italian:migliorare, aumentare la massa muscolare, ...
Spanish:pulir, muscularse, ...
Portuguese:reforçar, fortalecer, ...
Chinese:增强, 增强肌肉, ...
Japanese:改善する, 筋肉を増やす, ...
Arabic:حَسَّنَ, بَنَى عَضَلَاتِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁדְרֵג, לְהַעֲלוֹת מַסַּת שְׁרִיר, ...
Russian:улучшить, накачаться, ...
Ukrainian:покращити, накачатися, ...
Hindi:संवारना, शरीर बनाना, ...
Bengali:উন্নত করা, পেশী বাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:millorar, muscular-se, ...
Czech:vylepšit, nabrat svaly, ...
Danish:forbedre, bygge muskler, ...
Dutch:verbeteren, spieren kweken, ...
Greek:βελτιώνω, φουσκώνω, ...
Hungarian:javítani, izmosodni, ...
Khmer:កែលម្អ, បង្កើនសាច់ដុំតាមរយៈការហាត់ប្រាណ, ...
Korean:향상시키다, 근육을 키우다, ...
Persian:بهتر کردن, عضله‌سازی کردن, ...
Polish:ulepszyć, budować mięśnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):reforçar, fortalecer, ...
Romanian:a consolida, a se muscula, ...
Swedish:förbättra, bygga muskler, ...
Thai:ปรับปรุง, สร้างกล้ามเนื้อ, ...
Turkish:geliştirmek, kas yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:cải thiện, lên cơ, ...

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